Menominee County, MI

ZIP 49896

In ZIP 49896, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Stephenson meets every EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 130× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 66% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: L.E. Jones Co LLC (41%), mostly cobalt.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 22,742 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 49896

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusF
• 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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