Rappahannock County, VA

ZIP 22740

In ZIP 22740, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Randle Ridge has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 43× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Trex - Virginia Manufacturing Operations (57%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 44,022 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 22740

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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