Newton County, IN

ZIP 47948

In ZIP 47948, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Newton Co. Regional Water & Sewer meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 112× 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: Iroquois Bio-Energy Co LLC (38%), mostly acetaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 231,232 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 47948

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

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

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