Colbert County, AL

ZIP 35660

In ZIP 35660, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Sheffield Utilities, City Of Sheffield has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 15× 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: Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant (58%), mostly manganese.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 116,073 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 35660

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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