Person County, NC

ZIP 27572

In ZIP 27572, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Carolantic Park has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 17× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Gmh Electronics, 2.2 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant (38%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 72,207 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 27572

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

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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