Buckingham County, VA

ZIP 24590

In ZIP 24590, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Charlottesville, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 36× 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: Kyanite Mining Corp Mullite Plant (69%), mostly polycyclic aromatic compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 5,216 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 24590

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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