Bracken County, KY

ZIP 41002

In ZIP 41002, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Buffalo Trail Water Assoc has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 4.2× 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: Spurlock Power Station (58%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 21,408 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 41002

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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