Sullivan County, IN

ZIP 47848

In ZIP 47848, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Paxton Water Corporation has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 33,250× 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: Marathon Petroleum Co LP Illinois Refining Div (45%), mostly benzene.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 177,386 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 47848

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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