Kalamazoo County, MI

ZIP 49052

In ZIP 49052, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Climax has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,000× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Arcosa Shoring Products Inc (74%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 134,684 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49052

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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