Genesee County, MI

ZIP 48506

In ZIP 48506, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Flint, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 583× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Forest Waste Products, 6.0 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Gm Truck Group Flint Assembly Plant (73%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 122,888 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 48506

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

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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