Okanogan County, WA

ZIP 98859

In ZIP 98859, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Valley View Estates Water System meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 520× 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: Kettle River Operations Mill (100%), mostly methanol.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 813,147 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 98859

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityD
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsF
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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