Anderson County, TN

ZIP 37754

In ZIP 37754, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Northeast Knox U.d. meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 275× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 77% 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 (43%), 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 5,336 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 37754

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

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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