How Bad is Woodland Hills Pollution? See What New State Figures Say (Map)

How at risk are Woodland Hills residents from pollution compared to 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 this week, Woodland Hill'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 town's 91364 ranks close to average in the 46 to 50 percentile of all California zip codes while 91367 fares a little worse in the 36 to 40 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 Woodland Hills resident, 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, Woodland Hills fares badly in the traffic and air quality measures, while showing very good population rankings, particularly in education and poverty levels.  The 91364 and 91367 zip codes scored similarly in the population categories, but 91367 fared a little worse overall on pollution levels, with one big difference in the hazardous waste category.