Freeborn County, MN

ZIP 56007

In ZIP 56007, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Alden meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 36× 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: Lou-Rich Inc (99%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 342,881 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 56007

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

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

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