Santa Cruz County, CA

ZIP 95060

In ZIP 95060, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Forest Lakes Mwc meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,406× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Watkins-Johnson Co. (stewart Division Plant), 1.3 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Trical Inc (86%), mostly chloropicrin.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.7 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 95060

• Superfund sites nearbyC to F
• Factories and industrial sitesA to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyA to C
• Air qualityA to D
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsC to F
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 17 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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