Bowie County, TX

ZIP 75559

In ZIP 75559, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Central Bowie County Wsc meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 108× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: American Electric Power Welsh Plant (29%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 72,792 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 75559

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA to D
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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