Hillsdale County, MI

ZIP 49249

In ZIP 49249, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: State Road Country Living Mhc has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 4,029× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Michner Plating - Mechanic Street, 9.6 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Certainteed (61%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 124,673 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49249

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

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

Loading the full report, with every source…