Potter County, TX

ZIP 79104

In ZIP 79104, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Amarillo Municipal Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 493× 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: Gri Towers Texas (45%), mostly nickel.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 14,165 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79104

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesD to F
• Oil and gas wellsC
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useB to C
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsB to D
• Radiation signalsC to F

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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