Lynchburg city, VA

ZIP 24515

In ZIP 24515, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lynchburg, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead 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: Slocum Adhesives Corp (57%), mostly trichloroethylene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.

Grades for ZIP 24515

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Neighborhood health statusB
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsD
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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