Hocking County, OH

ZIP 45764

In ZIP 45764, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Old Straitsville Water Association meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 330× 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: Gavin Power LLC (42%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 12,452 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 45764

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

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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