Lamar County, MS

ZIP 39455

In ZIP 39455, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Mt Gilead-Improve Water Assn meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 14× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: International Paper Bogalusa Mill (94%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 14,503 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 39455

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

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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