Bartow County, GA

ZIP 30121

In ZIP 30121, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Cartersville meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 205× 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: Gerdau Ameristeel Cartersville Steel Mill (40%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 26,275 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 30121

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC to D

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

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