Yazoo County, MS

ZIP 39040

In ZIP 39040, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Yazoo City meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 64× 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: Tower Automotive (62%), mostly manganese.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 398,501 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 39040

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsD
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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