Knox County, TN

ZIP 37934

In ZIP 37934, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lenoir City Utility Board has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 6,750× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 61% 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 (28%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 9,097 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 37934

• Superfund sites nearbyC to D
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA to B
• Parks and nature nearbyD to F
• Air qualityC to D
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useB to C
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 8 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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