Wallowa County, OR

ZIP 97885

In ZIP 97885, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Wallowa Lake Co Service Dist meets every EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 438× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Joseph Forest Products, 6.6 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Woodgrain Millwork Island City Particleboard (93%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 41,068 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 97885

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

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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