El Paso County, CO

ZIP 80840

In ZIP 80840, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Donala Wsd meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 500× 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 (38%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 4.6 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 80840

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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