Kleberg County, TX

ZIP 78379

In ZIP 78379, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Jim Wells County Fwsd 1 has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 2,716× 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: Ticona Polymers Inc (44%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 103,874 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 78379

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityB to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA to D
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsA

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

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