Meriwether County, GA

ZIP 31816

In ZIP 31816, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Roosevelt Warm Springs Inst. meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 35× 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: Aludyne-Columbus LLC (21%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 3,001 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 31816

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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