Potter County, TX

ZIP 79106

In ZIP 79106, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Amarillo Municipal Water System has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by tetrachloroethylene at 102× 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: Asarco LLC Amarillo Copper Refinery (57%), mostly arsenic compounds.
• 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 79106

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

Based on 12 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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