El Paso County, CO

ZIP 80915

In ZIP 80915, 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; 14 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 279× 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 (40%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 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 80915

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

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

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