Bastrop County, TX

ZIP 78602

In ZIP 78602, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: K & K Water South meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 80× 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: Giddings Gas Plant (77%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 31,827 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 78602

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

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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