Manatee County, FL

ZIP 34251

In ZIP 34251, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Sarasota Co Special Util Dist meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 214× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% 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 (49%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 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 34251

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

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

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