Columbia County, OR

ZIP 97016

In ZIP 97016, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Marshland Water Association has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 3,542× 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: Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. (27%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 11,594 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 97016

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

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

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