Auglaize County, OH

ZIP 45884

In ZIP 45884, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: New Knoxville Village has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 9 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: Ineos Nitriles USA LLC (77%), mostly acrylonitrile.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 167,652 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 45884

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityD
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsB
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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