Rusk County, TX

ZIP 75641

In ZIP 75641, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Chalk Hill Sud meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 202× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Garland Creosoting, 5.5 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations (81%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 22,883 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 75641

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesF
• Oil and gas wellsD
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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