Greenwood County, SC

ZIP 29653

In ZIP 29653, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Laurens County W&s Comm (Sc3020001) has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 15 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 34× 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: West Fraser Joanna (43%), mostly diisocyanates.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 11,003 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 29653

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB to D

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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