Franklin County, KY

ZIP 40601

In ZIP 40601, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Georgetown Municipal Water Service has 3 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 23 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 36× 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: Ykk (U.S.A.) Inc. Snap & Button Products (43%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 30,442 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 40601

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

Based on 24 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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