Bell County, TX

ZIP 76559

In ZIP 76559, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: 439 Wsc has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 14× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: American Spincast Inc (41%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 133,903 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 76559

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

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

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