Bladen County, NC

ZIP 28444

In ZIP 28444, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bladen Co Wtr Dist-East Bladen meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by dibromochloromethane at 209× 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: Elementis Chromium Inc (72%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 935,388 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 28444

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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