El Paso County, CO

ZIP 80817

In ZIP 80817, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Widefield Wsd has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 21 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 9.9× 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: US Army Fort Carson (Cantonment) (68%), mostly lead compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 14,722 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 80817

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

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

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