Carbon County, MT

ZIP 59026

In ZIP 59026, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Rio Vista Estates Hoa Assoc Inc meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 219× 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: Smc Precious Metals Smelter & Base Metals Refinery (56%), mostly nickel compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 58,676 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 59026

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

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

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