Montcalm County, MI

ZIP 48829

In ZIP 48829, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Remus Apartment Company meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,229× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Morbark LLC (98%), 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 654,966 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 48829

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA to C
• Oil and gas wellsB to D
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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