Kane County, IL

ZIP 60506

In ZIP 60506, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Aurora has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 13 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 1.4× 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: Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery (15%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 161,865 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 60506

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

Based on 16 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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