Montgomery County, VA

ZIP 24061

In ZIP 24061, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Blacksburg, Town Of meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 1,482× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC (New River Energetics) (62%), mostly nitroglycerin.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 15,159 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 24061

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusB
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

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

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