Rutherford County, TN

ZIP 37128

In ZIP 37128, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bedford County U.d. has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 4.8× 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: Marelli N.A. Inc. - Shelbyville (95%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 45,148 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 37128

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsC to D
• Parks and nature nearbyC to F
• Air qualityB to D
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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