Polk County, FL

ZIP 33844

In ZIP 33844, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Stw Property Duplexes has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by selenium at 12,971× 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: Mosaic Fertilizer Llc-Bartow (53%), mostly sulfuric acid.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 3,677,183 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 33844

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

Based on 19 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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