Ritchie County, WV

ZIP 26362

In ZIP 26362, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Pennsboro has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 2.2× 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: Pleasants/Willow Island Power Stations (70%), mostly arsenic compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 2,063 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 26362

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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