Portage County, OH

ZIP 44266

In ZIP 44266, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Stow Public Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 171× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Summit National, 5.6 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Specialty Metals Processing Inc (15%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 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 44266

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

Based on 17 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

Loading the full report, with every source…