Buncombe County, NC

ZIP 28801

In ZIP 28801, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Woodfin Sanitary Water And Sewer meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by chloroform at 69× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Cts of Asheville, Inc., 6.5 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Dave Steel Co Inc (66%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 43,953 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 28801

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useB to D
• Neighborhood health statusA to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD to F

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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