Lauderdale County, MS

ZIP 39309

In ZIP 39309, 1 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Long Creek Water Assn #2 meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lithium at 1.5× the USGS health-based screening level.
• 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: Southern Cast Products Inc (99%), mostly nickel.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 6,016 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 39309

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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