Sherman County, OR

ZIP 97029

In ZIP 97029, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Wasco, City Of has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate at 54× 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: Chemical Waste Management Of The Northwest Inc. (95%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 151,872 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 97029

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityD
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsD
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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