Dane County, WI

ZIP 53508

In ZIP 53508, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: New Glarus Waterworks meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 136× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: City Disposal Corp. Landfill, 5.9 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: American Packaging Corp Site (31%), mostly diisocyanates.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 165,866 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 53508

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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