Upshur County, TX

ZIP 75644

In ZIP 75644, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Friendship Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 74× 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: Eastman Chemical Co Texas Operations (60%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 15,346 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 75644

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsD
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityC to D
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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