Johnston County, NC

ZIP 27501

In ZIP 27501, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fuquay-Varina, Town Of has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 8.7× 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: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (38%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 519,890 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 27501

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA to F
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsA to B

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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