Glasscock County, TX

ZIP 79720

In ZIP 79720, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Midland Water Purification Plant has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by vanadium at 2.2× 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: Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery (93%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 154,595 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79720

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

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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