Schoolcraft County, MI

ZIP 49854

In ZIP 49854, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Nahma Township meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 875× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 95% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Western Lime Port Inland Facility (100%), mostly lead compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 7,530 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49854

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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