Nelson County, KY

ZIP 40052

In ZIP 40052, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Springfield Water Works meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 88× 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: Npr Of America Corp (78%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 55,306 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 40052

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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