Power County, ID

ZIP 83212

In ZIP 83212, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Portage Town Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 338× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 73% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing (100%), mostly cadmium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 1,338,705 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 83212

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

Loading the full report, with every source…