Greenwood County, KS

ZIP 66870

In ZIP 66870, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Yates Center, City Of has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 60,138× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Ash Grove Cement Co (94%), 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 71,059 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 66870

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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