El Paso County, CO

ZIP 80905

In ZIP 80905, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Colorado Springs Utilities meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 93× 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) (36%), mostly lead compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.5 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 80905

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

Based on 11 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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