Calaveras County, CA

ZIP 95226

In ZIP 95226, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Valley Springs Pud meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 385× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Hogan Manufacturing Inc (69%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 8,792 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 95226

• Superfund sites nearbyC
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityF
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsC
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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