Fort Bend County, TX

ZIP 77053

In ZIP 77053, 9 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Pearland has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 4.3× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Sol Lynn/industrial Transformers, 4.9 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC (54%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 9.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 179,768 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 77053

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesD to F
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityD to F
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useB to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsD
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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