Wheeler County, TX

ZIP 79011

In ZIP 79011, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fort Elliott Cisd Briscoe has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 16 contaminants are above health goals, led by di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate at 241× 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: Hemphill Gas Plant (48%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 29,271 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79011

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsD
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to F
• Past wildfire impactsF
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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