Waldo County, ME

ZIP 04915

In ZIP 04915, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Belfast Water District meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by chloroform at 7.1× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Fisher Engineering (85%), 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 9,708 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 04915

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityA to B
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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