Manatee County, FL

ZIP 34209

In ZIP 34209, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bradenton City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 15 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 250× 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: Air Products & Chemicals Inc. - Port Manatee (86%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 2,872,506 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 34209

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to F
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D

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

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