Esmeralda County, NV

ZIP 89010

In ZIP 89010, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Mountain Meadows Mwc has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 36× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 57% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: US Army Hawthorne Army Depot New Bomb (50%), mostly aluminum (fume or dust).
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 3,359 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 89010

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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