Hood River County, OR

ZIP 97031

In ZIP 97031, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bingen Water Dept meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 1.7× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 58% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Cardinal Glass (100%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 682,737 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 97031

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityA to D
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusB to C
• Past wildfire impactsA to C
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsA to B

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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