Harney County, OR

ZIP 97720

In ZIP 97720, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Hines Water Department has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by tetrachloroethylene at 288× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 53% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 79,776 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 97720

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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