Bastrop County, TX

ZIP 78650

In ZIP 78650, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Manville Wsc has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 22 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 6.5× 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 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 23,170 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 78650

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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