Saginaw County, MI

ZIP 48602

In ZIP 48602, 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.
• Nearest Superfund site: Bay City Middlegrounds, 7.8 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Trinseo Llc-Mi Operations (31%), mostly acrylonitrile.
• 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 48602

• Superfund sites nearbyD to F
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsC
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityB 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 13 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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