Lubbock County, TX

ZIP 79423

In ZIP 79423, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of New Home has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 4,748× 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: Truenorth Lubbock (59%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 420,072 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79423

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsC to F
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 13 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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