Osceola County, MI

ZIP 49688

In ZIP 49688, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Pineview Homes meets every EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 2,288× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Northernaire Plating, 4.4 miles away (2 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Ventra Evart LLC (60%), mostly ethylbenzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 25,718 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49688

• 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 qualityA to D
• Pesticide useD to F
• 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

Loading the full report, with every source…