Morgan County, AL

ZIP 35640

In ZIP 35640, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: West Morgan-East Lawrence W&s Authority has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 17 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 33× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 64% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant (71%), mostly acrylonitrile.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 42,930 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 35640

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

Based on 13 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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