Cowlitz County, WA

ZIP 98632

In ZIP 98632, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Beacon Hill Water & Sewer District meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 48× 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: Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. (57%), mostly acetaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 2,401 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 98632

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

Based on 16 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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