York County, VA

ZIP 23690

In ZIP 23690, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Queens Lake System meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 12× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Naval Weapons Station - Yorktown, 1.0 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp (62%), mostly certain glycol ethers.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 1,301 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 23690

• Superfund sites nearbyF
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useB to C
• Neighborhood health statusB to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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