Muscatine County, IA

ZIP 52766

In ZIP 52766, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Muscatine Power & Water has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 17 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 6× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% 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 (55%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 187,987 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 52766

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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