Butte County, CA

ZIP 95948

In ZIP 95948, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: City Of Live Oak has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 60× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Johns Manville (100%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 9.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 1,311,662 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 95948

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA to D
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityF
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA to D
• Past flood impactsA to B
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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