Hutchinson County, TX

ZIP 79008

In ZIP 79008, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Tcw Supply meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 445× 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: Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant (31%), mostly 1,3-butadiene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 57,507 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79008

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsF
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsD
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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