Barbour County, WV

ZIP 26238

In ZIP 26238, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Hodgesville Psd - Sauls Run meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 169× 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: Corhart Refractories (73%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 2,548 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 26238

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useC
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsF
• Noise levelsC to D
• Radiation signalsB to C

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

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