Lander County, NV

ZIP 89820

In ZIP 89820, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Devils Gate Gid District 1 has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,917× 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: Sierra Pacific Power Co North Valmy Station (67%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 14,583 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 89820

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA to F
• Past flood impactsA
• 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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