Yuba County, CA

ZIP 95961

In ZIP 95961, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Beale Air Force Base meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 421× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Watts Regulator Co. (84%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 9.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 514,803 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 95961

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityF
• Drinking water qualityB to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusA to F
• Past wildfire impactsA to C
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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