Kern County, CA

ZIP 93241

In ZIP 93241, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lamont Public Utility Dist meets every EPA legal limit; 13 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 2,233× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Brown & Bryant, Inc. (arvin Plant), 6.0 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Kern Energy (79%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 10.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 9,409,038 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 93241

• Superfund sites nearbyC to D
• Factories and industrial sitesF
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityF
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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