Morgan County, MO

ZIP 65078

In ZIP 65078, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Red Oak Subdivision meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by lead at 93× 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: Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC (63%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 25,851 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 65078

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

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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