Somerset County, MD

ZIP 21871

In ZIP 21871, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Eastern Correctional Institute meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 583× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Trinity Sterile (88%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 60,915 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 21871

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA to C
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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