Cleveland County, NC

ZIP 28150

In ZIP 28150, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Shelby, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 92× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Celanese Corp. (shelby Fiber Operations), 6.1 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Curtiss-Wright (67%), mostly 1-bromopropane.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 68,284 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 28150

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

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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