Wabaunsee County, KS

ZIP 66501

In ZIP 66501, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Paxico, City Of has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 725× 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: Jeffrey Energy Center (90%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 76,274 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 66501

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

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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