Van Buren County, MI

ZIP 49026

In ZIP 49026, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Meadow Woods N/R Center meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,083× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: K&l Avenue Landfill, 7.7 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Flowserve Corp (70%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 286,489 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49026

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA 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 signalsB

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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