Palm Beach County, FL

ZIP 33496

In ZIP 33496, 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.
• Nearest Superfund site: Flash Cleaners, 7.7 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Jl Audio Inc. (97%), mostly diisocyanates.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.2 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 33496

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA to D
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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