Swisher County, TX

ZIP 79088

In ZIP 79088, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Quitaque has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 792× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 88% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Hereford Ethanol Partners (40%), mostly acetaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 233,079 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79088

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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