Palm Beach County, FL

ZIP 33461

In ZIP 33461, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Palm Beach County Water Utilities has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 15× 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: Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant (98%), mostly chlorine dioxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 3,445,573 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 33461

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 13 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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