Parke County, IN

ZIP 47862

In ZIP 47862, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Montezuma Municipal Utility has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by dibromochloromethane at 6× 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: Unison Engine Components Terre Haute (45%), mostly cobalt.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 170,705 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 47862

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityA to D
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC to D

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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