Adams County, MS

ZIP 39120

In ZIP 39120, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Adams Co W/A #4-Kaiser Lake meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 125× 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: Amite Bioenergy LLC (67%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 33,477 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 39120

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

Based on 11 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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