Sunflower County, MS

ZIP 38751

In ZIP 38751, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Indianola meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 4.6× 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: Gresham Petroleum Co (70%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 554,480 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 38751

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsC to D

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

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