Taylor County, TX

ZIP 79607

In ZIP 79607, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Dyess Air Force Base has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 17× 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: Petrosmith Equipment LP (100%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 40,053 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79607

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsD
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusA to B
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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