Sherburne County, MN

ZIP 55308

In ZIP 55308, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Becker has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 15 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 4.6× 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: Liberty Paper Inc (38%), mostly polycyclic aromatic compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 187,750 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 55308

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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