Giles County, VA

ZIP 24124

In ZIP 24124, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Red Sulphur Psd has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 31 contaminants are above health goals, led by monochloroacetic acid at 13× 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: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant (52%), mostly nitroglycerin.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 8,741 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 24124

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

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

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