Johnston County, NC

ZIP 27569

In ZIP 27569, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fork Township Purchase meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 30× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 76% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Ardagh Glass Inc (42%), mostly sulfuric acid.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 505,057 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 27569

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

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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