Butler County, KS

ZIP 66842

In ZIP 66842, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Burns, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 288× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Pester Refinery Co., 6.4 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Hf Sinclair El Dorado Refining LLC (56%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 193,440 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 66842

• Superfund sites nearbyC
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsD
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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