Pottawatomie County, KS

ZIP 66422

In ZIP 66422, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Pottawatomie Co Rwd 4 meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 44× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Jeffrey Energy Center (97%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 121,366 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 66422

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesB to D
• Oil and gas wellsA to C
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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