Clare County, MI

ZIP 48622

In ZIP 48622, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Clare, City Of has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 4.3× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Clare Water Supply, 0.8 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Morbark LLC (68%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 110,355 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 48622

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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