Baxter County, AR

ZIP 72658

In ZIP 72658, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fifty Six Waterworks meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 9.3× 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: Baxter Healthcare Corp (89%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 6,009 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 72658

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityA to B
• Pesticide useC
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsC
• Radiation signalsA

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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