Wayne County, OH

ZIP 44691

In ZIP 44691, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Wooster City Pws has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 13 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 15× 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: G&S Bar & Wire LLC (52%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 190,022 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 44691

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to C
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyB to F
• Air qualityC to D
• Drinking water qualityA to F
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusA to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD to F

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

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