McLennan County, TX

ZIP 76701

In ZIP 76701, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Waco meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 409× 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: Precise Hard Chrome LLC (59%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 137,226 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 76701

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsB to C
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityF
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useC
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsB to C
• Radiation signalsB

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

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