Deaf Smith County, TX

ZIP 79045

In ZIP 79045, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Hereford Municipal Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 26× 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: White Energy Hereford LLC (54%), mostly acetaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 216,954 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79045

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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