Kern County, CA

ZIP 93313

In ZIP 93313, 10 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bakersfield, City Of has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 26 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 15× 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 11.5 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 93313

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to D
• Oil and gas wellsD to F
• Parks and nature nearbyB to F
• Air qualityD to F
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusA to D
• Past wildfire impactsA to D
• Past flood impactsA to B
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 18 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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