Kern County, CA

ZIP 93560

In ZIP 93560, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Land Projects Mutual Water Co. has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 50× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 90% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co (54%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 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 93560

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

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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