Bertie County, NC

ZIP 27967

In ZIP 27967, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Hertford County Rural Water meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by dibromochloromethane at 63× 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: Avoca LLC (88%), mostly chloroform.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 330,039 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 27967

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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