Shelby County, KY

ZIP 40065

In ZIP 40065, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Taylorsville Water Works has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 29× 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: O'Neal Manufacturing Services (34%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 25,316 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 40065

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

Based on 13 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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