Kandiyohi County, MN

ZIP 56201

In ZIP 56201, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Willmar meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 276× 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: Bushmills Ethanol Inc (86%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 293,853 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 56201

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

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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