Anderson County, SC

ZIP 29670

In ZIP 29670, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Southside W/D (3920010) meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 83× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 98% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Cytec Engineered Materials Inc. (49%), mostly acrylonitrile.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 32,834 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 29670

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

Based on 8 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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