DeKalb County, IL

ZIP 60115

In ZIP 60115, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Lee meets every EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 34× 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: Arnold Magnetic Technologies - Arnold Engineering (33%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 396,762 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 60115

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

Based on 15 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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