How Bad is Culver City's Pollution? See What New State Figures Say [Map]

How at risk are Culver City residents from pollution compared with other cities in the state?  According to the state officials, the city is in a little worse shape than the average California town.

Based on new state figures released last week, Culver City's two zip codes are in the lower half of California zip codes in terms of being at potential for health risks stemming from pollution of all sorts. The city's 90230 zip code ranks very low in the 21-25 percentile of all California zip codes while 90232 fares somewhat better in the 31-35 percentile.

See a map of the data for every town in the state here

The figures come from a new state report issued by the California Environmental Protection Agency and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) that compiles health risks based on 11 types of pollution and factors in seven categories of population and demographic factors, including poverty and education levels.

The purpose of the report is to identify communities that are eligible for grants from the state's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, according to Sam Delson, an OEHHA spokesman. The law governing that fund mandates certain percentages be spent on disadvantaged communities, making it necessary to include economic factors in the state report.

The state has a map of those communities that are eligible on the report website.

Unfortunately for Culver City residents, only towns in the lowest 10 percent qualify.

The map above shows scores from each of those categories as well as overall rankings for every zip code in California with a Patch publication. Simply click on any town to see the full report card for each zip code.

You can see a similar map showing every zip code in the state here, and see more details of the report on the state's website.

In general, Culver City fares badly in the traffic and air quality measures, while showing very good population rankings, particularly in education and poverty levels.  The 90232 zip code scored a little better in the population categories than 90230 but 90232 fared a little worse overall on pollution levels, particularly in the hazardous waste category.

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