Montgomery County, NC

ZIP 27306

In ZIP 27306, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Ellerbe Town Of meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by trichloroacetic acid at 247× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Intertape Polymer Group (59%), mostly acrylamide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 70,683 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 27306

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA to B
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB to C
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsA to B

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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