Boone County, MO

ZIP 65201

In ZIP 65201, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: University Of Missouri Columbia meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lithium at 4.3× the USGS health-based screening level.
• 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: Hitachi Energy USA Inc. (86%), mostly cobalt.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 90,451 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 65201

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

Based on 15 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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