Jackson County, WI

ZIP 54635

In ZIP 54635, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Melrose Waterworks meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 175× 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: Nelson Global Products Inc.-Black River Falls (81%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 78,083 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 54635

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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