Kern County, CA

ZIP 93304

In ZIP 93304, 9 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bakersfield, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 16 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,114× 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: Building Materials Manufacturing Corp (46%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 12.9 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 93304

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

Based on 17 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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