Pulaski County, AR

ZIP 72223

In ZIP 72223, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Salem Water Users Llc meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 111× 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: Porocel Industries LLC (51%), mostly cobalt compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 88,609 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 72223

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

Based on 13 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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