Keokuk County, IA

ZIP 50136

In ZIP 50136, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: What Cheer Water Supply meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 209× 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: Cargill Corn Milling (70%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 260,056 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 50136

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsF
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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