Douglas County, WI

ZIP 54849

In ZIP 54849, 1 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Manitou Falls Sanitary District No 1 meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 788× 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: Louisiana-Pacific Hayward Siding (80%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 1,993 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 54849

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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