Lee County, VA

ZIP 24221

In ZIP 24221, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Woodway Water Authority meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 102× 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: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC (98%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 20,720 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 24221

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA to C
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD to F

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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