Lipscomb County, TX

ZIP 79046

In ZIP 79046, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Higgins Municipal Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 300× 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: Beaver Gas Processing Plant (40%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 33,840 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79046

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

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

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