Calaveras County, CA

ZIP 95249

In ZIP 95249, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Union Public Utility District meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 95× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Ampine: A Div Of Timber Products (69%), mostly diisocyanates.
• 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 95249

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityC to F
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsD to F
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC to D

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

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