Leslie County, KY

ZIP 40868

In ZIP 40868, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Hazard Water Department meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 118× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Fci Manchester (97%), mostly lead.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 156 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 40868

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsD
• Parks and nature nearbyA
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useB
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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