Palm Beach County, FL

ZIP 33480

In ZIP 33480, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lake Worth Beach Utilities has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 12× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Bmi-Textron, 6.5 miles away (2 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant (88%), mostly chlorine dioxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 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 33480

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

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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