Santa Cruz County, CA

ZIP 95019

In ZIP 95019, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Watsonville, City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 13 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 2× 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 8.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 702,318 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 95019

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityC to D
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsB to D

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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