Milwaukee County, WI

ZIP 53217

In ZIP 53217, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Beechwood Farms Estates meets every EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 289× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Amcast Industrial Corporation, 6.8 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Milwaukee Precision Casting (26%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 46,790 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 53217

• Superfund sites nearbyC to D
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityA to D
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useA to D
• Neighborhood health statusA to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 12 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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