Cottonwood County, MN

ZIP 56174

In ZIP 56174, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Windom meets every EPA legal limit; 13 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 125× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Windom Dump, 8.2 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Heron Lake Bioenergy LLC (51%), mostly acetaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 292,640 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 56174

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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