Burke County, GA

ZIP 30805

In ZIP 30805, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Augusta-Richmond Co Ws has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 32× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 69% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Kendall Patient Recovery LLC (38%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 287,072 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 30805

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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