Jackson County, MS

ZIP 39553

In ZIP 39553, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Ocean Springs meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 135× California’s Public Health Goal.
• 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: Rolls-Royce Naval Marine Inc (46%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 30,286 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 39553

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA

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

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