Maricopa County, AZ

ZIP 85205

In ZIP 85205, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Mesa City Of has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 23 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 20× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Williams Air Force Base, 7.7 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Kloeckner Metals Corp (96%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 9.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 1,094,686 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 85205

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityF
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useC to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA to C
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 15 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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