El Paso County, CO

ZIP 80831

In ZIP 80831, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Cherokee Md has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 16 contaminants are above health goals, led by di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate at 11,667× 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: Weatherford Artificial Lift Systems LLC (81%), mostly chromium 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 80831

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

Based on 11 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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