Transylvania County, NC

ZIP 28774

In ZIP 28774, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Highlands Falls Country Club meets every EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 58× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 57% 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 (80%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 8,114 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 28774

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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