Hancock County, WV

ZIP 26050

In ZIP 26050, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Chester Water Dept. has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 27 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 8.9× 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: Union Electric Steel Corp (26%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 564 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 26050

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityD
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useC
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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