Wexford County, MI

ZIP 49638

In ZIP 49638, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Mesick, Village Of meets every EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 250× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 76% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Packaging Corp Of America (98%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 55,070 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49638

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA to D
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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