Fayette County, IA

ZIP 50664

In ZIP 50664, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fairbank Water Supply meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 95× 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: Poet Biorefining - Fairbank LLC (80%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 337,183 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 50664

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityB to D
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsD
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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