Jefferson County, TX

ZIP 77708

In ZIP 77708, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lumberton Mud meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,000× 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: Huntsman Petrochemical LLC Port Neches Facility (84%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 85,013 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 77708

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB to D
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusC to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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