Rowan County, NC

ZIP 27013

In ZIP 27013, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Cleveland, Town Of meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 39× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc - Plant #06 (30%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 77,058 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 27013

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityB to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsB to D

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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