Anderson County, TN

ZIP 37716

In ZIP 37716, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Cumberland Utility District meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 250× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 75% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Cmc Steel Tennessee (30%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 3,669 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 37716

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

Based on 12 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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