Churchill County, NV

ZIP 89496

In ZIP 89496, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fallon Naval Air Station has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 27,308× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 98% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Kennametal Inc (Refinery) (77%), mostly sulfuric acid.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 22,757 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 89496

• Superfund sites nearbyF
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsD
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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