Story County, IA

ZIP 50201

In ZIP 50201, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Ames Water Treatment Plant has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 4.4× 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: Fisher Controls International LLC (63%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 296,290 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 50201

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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