Cherokee County, KS

ZIP 66782

In ZIP 66782, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Ottawa Co Rwd #7 meets every EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromoform at 1.2× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 98% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC (52%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 165,112 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 66782

• Superfund sites nearbyF
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsD
• Parks and nature nearbyF
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

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

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