Cedar County, IA

ZIP 52778

In ZIP 52778, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Muscatine Power & Water has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 5× 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: Grain Processing Corp (31%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 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 52778

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to F
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• 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 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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