Hempstead County, AR

ZIP 71838

In ZIP 71838, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bodcaw Rural Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 33× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 66% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Smith-Blair Inc (48%), mostly nickel compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 96,773 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 71838

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA to C
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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