Wake County, NC

ZIP 27616

In ZIP 27616, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Rockbridge S/D has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by uranium at 292× 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 (99%), mostly nitrobenzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 205,031 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 27616

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

Based on 16 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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