Lauderdale County, AL

ZIP 35645

In ZIP 35645, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Greenhill Water & Fire Pro Authority has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 9.4× 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: Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant (55%), mostly acrylonitrile.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 132,439 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 35645

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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