Hardin County, IA

ZIP 50230

In ZIP 50230, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Ellsworth Public Water Supply has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 3,303× 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 50230

• 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 impactsC to F
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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