Virginia Beach city, VA

ZIP 23451

In ZIP 23451, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fort Story meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 35× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 69% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Huntington Ingalls Inc (56%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 43,549 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 23451

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to F
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useC to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 19 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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