Benewah County, ID

ZIP 83824

In ZIP 83824, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Cassandra Hills Owners Assn has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 4,023× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 89% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Clearwater Paper Corp-Ppd & Cpd Idaho (94%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 168,032 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 83824

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

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

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