Contra Costa County, CA
ZIP 94506
In ZIP 94506, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.
- Drinking water: Doubletree Ranch Water System has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 8,485× California’s Public Health Goal.
- Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
- Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Tesla Inc. (22%), mostly cobalt compounds.
- Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
- About 98,092 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.
Grades for ZIP 94506
- Superfund sites nearbyA to C
- Factories and industrial sitesB to C
- Oil and gas wellsA
- Parks and nature nearbyA to C
- Air qualityB to C
- Drinking water qualityC to F
- Pesticide useB to D
- Neighborhood health statusA to B
- Past wildfire impactsC to F
- Past flood impactsA to B
- Noise levelsA
- Radiation signalsB to C
Based on 7 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources
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