Mohave County, AZ

ZIP 86436

In ZIP 86436, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Golden Valley Improvement District meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 40× 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: Golden Vertex Corp (100%), mostly cyanide compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 51,729 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 86436

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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