Brown County, IN

ZIP 47448

In ZIP 47448, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: B&b Water Project, Inc. meets every EPA legal limit; 3 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 240× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Garden City Ground Water Plume, 3.5 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components (28%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 6,587 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 47448

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

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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