Jackson County, NC

ZIP 28725

In ZIP 28725, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Riverside Apartments meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 30× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Blue Ridge Paper Products LLC (95%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 2,859 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 28725

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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