Washtenaw County, MI

ZIP 48178

In ZIP 48178, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Wixom, City Of has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 4,156× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Spiegelberg Landfill, 5.3 miles away (2 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Michigan Seamless Tube LLC (90%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 123,801 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 48178

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesB to D
• Oil and gas wellsB to F
• Parks and nature nearbyC to F
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityB to F
• Pesticide useB to F
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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