Shenandoah County, VA

ZIP 22842

In ZIP 22842, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Woodstock, Town Of meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 43× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Driv (71%), mostly cobalt.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 121,978 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 22842

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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