Fayette County, KY

ZIP 40517

In ZIP 40517, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Kentucky-American Water Co meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 174× 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: Prestress Services Industries Llc-Lexington Branch (34%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 34,140 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 40517

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

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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