Jasper County, IN

ZIP 47978

In ZIP 47978, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Rensselaer Water Department meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 36× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Nipsco R.M.Schahfer Generating Station (28%), mostly formaldehyde.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 310,667 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 47978

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

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

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