San Diego County, CA

ZIP 92040

In ZIP 92040, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Poway, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 14 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 37× 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: Steris Isomedix Services (42%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 9.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 344,328 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 92040

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA to C
• Parks and nature nearbyB to F
• Air qualityA to F
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useC to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsF
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to C
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 17 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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