Banks County, GA

ZIP 30530

In ZIP 30530, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Nails Creek Crossing has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by trichloroacetic acid at 60× 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: Sk Battery America, Inc. (26%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 16,098 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 30530

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

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

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