King County, WA

ZIP 98053

In ZIP 98053, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Redmond Water System City Of meets every EPA legal limit; 15 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 3.7× 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: Terex Washington South Campus (41%), mostly nickel.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 17,223 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 98053

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to D
• Oil and gas wellsA to B
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useB to C
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsB

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

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