Le Sueur County, MN

ZIP 56071

In ZIP 56071, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Jordan meets every EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 125× 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: Chart Inc. (71%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 73,230 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 56071

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

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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