Wadena County, MN

ZIP 56481

In ZIP 56481, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Wadena meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 304× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 57% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Homecrest Outdoor Living - Wadena (96%), mostly styrene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 89,671 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 56481

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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