Kern County, CA

ZIP 93249

In ZIP 93249, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lost Hills Utility District has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 13 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 40× 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: Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC (99%), mostly asbestos (friable).
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.1 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 93249

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsD to F
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityD
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA to D
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsD
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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