Plymouth County, IA

ZIP 51038

In ZIP 51038, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Sioux City Water Supply has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 15 contaminants are above health goals, led by lithium at 19× the USGS health-based screening level.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Little Sioux Corn Processors LLC (60%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 419,830 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 51038

• Superfund sites nearbyC
• Factories and industrial sitesC to F
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to F
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityB to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusB to C
• 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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