Grant County, WV

ZIP 26855

In ZIP 26855, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Petersburg Town Of meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 350× 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: Mount Storm Power Station (90%), 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 44,267 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 26855

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

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

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