Los Angeles County, CA

ZIP 90605

In ZIP 90605, 9 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Santa Fe Springs - City, Water Dept. has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 76× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Waste Disposal, Inc., 0.9 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Torrance Refining Co LLC (19%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 14.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 250,208 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 90605

• Superfund sites nearbyF
• Factories and industrial sitesF
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityF
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useB to D
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA to D
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D

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

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