Etowah County, AL

ZIP 35904

In ZIP 35904, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Highland Water Authority has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos 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: Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1662 (43%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 30,411 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 35904

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

Based on 8 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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