El Paso County, TX

ZIP 79838

In ZIP 79838, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lower Valley Water District meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 25× 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: Isomedix Operations Inc. (78%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 68,045 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 79838

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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