Dane County, WI

ZIP 53517

In ZIP 53517, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: House On The Rock Resort meets every EPA legal limit; 2 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 31× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Cardinal Rotar (48%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 171,712 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 53517

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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