Lincoln County, MN

ZIP 56280

In ZIP 56280, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Saint Leo meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 505× 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: Granite Falls Energy LLC (87%), mostly acetaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 292,497 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 56280

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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