Will County, IL

ZIP 60436

In ZIP 60436, 9 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Elwood has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 439× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Amoco Chemicals (joliet Landfill), 4.5 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery (43%), mostly sulfuric acid.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 248,146 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 60436

• Superfund sites nearbyA to F
• Factories and industrial sitesC to F
• Oil and gas wellsB to C
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityC to F
• Drinking water qualityA to D
• Pesticide useC to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to F
• Radiation signalsD to F

Based on 14 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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