Cherokee County, NC

ZIP 28901

In ZIP 28901, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Marble Community Wtr System meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by arsenic at 509× 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: Southern Concrete Materials-Andrews Plant (97%), mostly lead compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 9,788 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 28901

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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