Monterey County, CA

ZIP 95039

In ZIP 95039, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Watsonville, City Of has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 18 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 5.2× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Crazy Horse Sanitary Landfill, 4.9 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Trical Inc (100%), mostly chloropicrin.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.0 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 95039

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityB to D
• Drinking water qualityA to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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