Saginaw County, MI

ZIP 48601

In ZIP 48601, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Saginaw, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfoa at 286× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 82% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Orchid Orthopedic Solutions (37%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 258,486 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 48601

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

Based on 21 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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