Barry County, MI

ZIP 49050

In ZIP 49050, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Np Creek Valley North meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by lead at 10× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Tenneco Automotive Operating Co Inc. (56%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 86,998 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49050

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsC to D
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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