Manatee County, FL

ZIP 34217

In ZIP 34217, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Manatee Utilities meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 150× 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 (80%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.7 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 34217

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB to C
• Noise levelsA

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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