Kandiyohi County, MN

ZIP 56251

In ZIP 56251, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Glacial Lakes Sanitary Sewer/Water Dist meets every EPA legal limit; 11 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: Bushmills Ethanol Inc (98%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.5 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 56251

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

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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