Jefferson County, AR

ZIP 71601

In ZIP 71601, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Grand Prairie Regional Water meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 83× 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: Twin Rivers Pine Bluff LLC (93%), mostly hydrogen sulfide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 273,945 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 71601

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

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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