Hockley County, TX

ZIP 79313

In ZIP 79313, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Valley Estates has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 2,917× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: State Road 114 Groundwater Plume, 6.0 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Truenorth Lubbock (55%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 427,032 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79313

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

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

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