Tehama County, CA

ZIP 96022

In ZIP 96022, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Rio Alto Water District meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by vanadium at 1.2× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 70% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: J.F. Shea Construction Inc. Aggregate Products (68%), mostly lead compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 9.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 295,370 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 96022

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityD to F
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA to F
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB to C

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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