Shelby County, AL

ZIP 35007

In ZIP 35007, 9 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Shelby County Commission-Water Services has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 14 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 11× 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: Avanti Polar Lipids Inc (90%), mostly chloroform.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 25,735 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 35007

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC to F
• Oil and gas wellsB to D
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityC to D
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useC to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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