Monroe County, IA

ZIP 50150

In ZIP 50150, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

  • Drinking water: Lovilia Municipal Water Department meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 128× 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 (89%), mostly acrolein.
  • Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
  • About 80,175 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 50150

  • Superfund sites nearbyA
  • Factories and industrial sitesB
  • Oil and gas wellsA
  • Parks and nature nearbyB to C
  • Air qualityA to B
  • Drinking water qualityB to C
  • Pesticide useF
  • Neighborhood health statusB to D
  • Past wildfire impactsA
  • Past flood impactsC to F
  • Noise levelsA
  • Radiation signalsF

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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