Pearl River County, MS

ZIP 39470

In ZIP 39470, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Poplarville meets every EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 156× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Colonial Creosote, 7.1 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Chemours Delisle Plant (57%), mostly chromium compounds.
• 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 39470

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

Based on 10 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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