Anderson County, TN

ZIP 37769

In ZIP 37769, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Caryville-Jacksboro Utilities Commission meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 950× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 58% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Royal Sterilization Systems (40%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 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 37769

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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