Monterey County, CA

ZIP 93960

In ZIP 93960, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Correctional Training Facility - Soledad meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 42× 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: Trical Inc (100%), mostly chloropicrin.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 3,834,203 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 93960

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

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

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