El Paso County, TX

ZIP 79912

In ZIP 79912, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: El Paso Water Utilities meets every EPA legal limit; 14 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos 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: Sterigenics-Santa Teresa Facility (94%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.7 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 79912

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsB to C
• Parks and nature nearbyA to C
• Air qualityA to C
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useB to D
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 18 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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