Marion County, MS

ZIP 39429

In ZIP 39429, 3 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: Newsom Brothers/old Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., 8.4 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: International Paper Bogalusa Mill (57%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 18,294 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 39429

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsC to D
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsA

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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