Edgecombe County, NC

ZIP 27886

In ZIP 27886, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Edgecombe Water & Sewer District meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 993× 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: Johnson Controls Inc (32%), mostly certain glycol ethers.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 527,529 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 27886

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

Based on 8 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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