Bee County, TX

ZIP 78102

In ZIP 78102, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Tdcj Chase Field meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 43× 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: Valero Three Rivers Refinery (61%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 29,798 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 78102

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to C
• Oil and gas wellsD to F
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 11 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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