Kendall County, IL

ZIP 60541

In ZIP 60541, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Joliet meets every EPA legal limit; 12 contaminants are above health goals, led by lithium at 3.9× the USGS health-based screening level.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 62% 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 (44%), mostly sulfuric acid.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 606,730 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 60541

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesB to D
• Oil and gas wellsA to B
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityB to C
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• 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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