Chickasaw County, IA

ZIP 52154

In ZIP 52154, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Cresco Waterworks meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 44× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Donaldson Co Inc (60%), mostly diisocyanates.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 224,603 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 52154

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC to F
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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