Marquette County, MI

ZIP 49849

In ZIP 49849, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Ishpeming Twp - East meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by arsenic at 500× California’s Public Health Goal.
• 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: Eagle Mine Llc-Humboldt Mill (73%), mostly nickel compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 9,888 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49849

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

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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