Grundy County, IL

ZIP 60424

In ZIP 60424, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Kinsman has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 520× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery (46%), mostly sulfuric acid.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 366,397 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 60424

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

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

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