Oglala Lakota County, SD

ZIP 57716

In ZIP 57716, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Pine Ridge Water System has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,438× 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.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 70,435 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 57716

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

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

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