El Paso County, TX

ZIP 79924

In ZIP 79924, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fort Bliss Main Post Area meets every EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by lithium at 3.5× the USGS health-based screening level.
• 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 (74%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.6 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 79924

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

Based on 15 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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