Dubois County, IN

ZIP 47527

In ZIP 47527, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Patoka Lake Regional Water meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by chloroform at 86× 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: Century Aluminum Of Kentucky (39%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 55,250 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 47527

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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