Alpena County, MI

ZIP 49707

In ZIP 49707, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lakeshore Estates Mhp meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by fluoride at 1.2× https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4547570/.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Lafarge Midwest Inc (83%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 119,418 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49707

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to F
• Oil and gas wellsA to D
• Parks and nature nearbyA to C
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityA
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsA to B

Based on 11 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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