Forrest County, MS

ZIP 39402

In ZIP 39402, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Progress Comm Water Assn meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 582× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Davis Timber Company, 2.5 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: C L Dews & Sons Foundry & Machinery Co Inc (49%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 20,052 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 39402

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

Based on 19 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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