Baldwin County, AL

ZIP 36561

In ZIP 36561, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Emerald Coast Utilities Authority (Ecua) has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 15 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 12× 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: International Paper Pensacola Mill (73%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 263,131 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 36561

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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