Portage County, OH

ZIP 44202

In ZIP 44202, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Aurora City - Cleveland Pws meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 176× 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: Specialty Metals Processing Inc (32%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 53,548 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 44202

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useB to D
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA to C
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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