Des Moines County, IA

ZIP 52646

In ZIP 52646, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Burlington Municipal Waterworks has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 2.2× 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: Grain Processing Corp (30%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 193,275 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 52646

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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