Meade County, KS

ZIP 67844

In ZIP 67844, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Ford, City Of has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 618× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Wright Ground Water Contamination, 9.2 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Arkalon Ethanol LLC (95%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 222,309 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 67844

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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