Marquette County, MI

ZIP 49880

In ZIP 49880, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Maple Ridge Township meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 12× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 59% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Billerud Escanaba LLC (48%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 35,214 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49880

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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