Jefferson County, TN

ZIP 37877

In ZIP 37877, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: White Pine Water System has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 4.1× 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: Royal Sterilization Systems (73%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 20,114 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 37877

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

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

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