York County, VA

ZIP 23691

In ZIP 23691, 1 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Carver Gardens meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 73× 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 23691

• Superfund sites nearbyF
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useA
• Neighborhood health statusA
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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