Dent County, MO

ZIP 65560

In ZIP 65560, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Licking Pws meets every EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 188× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 69% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Buick Resource Recycling Facility LLC (91%), mostly arsenic compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 17,947 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 65560

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

Based on 10 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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