Kankakee County, IL

ZIP 60941

In ZIP 60941, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Piper City meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 164× 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: Kensing LLC (81%), mostly 1,2-dichloroethane.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 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 60941

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA to D
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA to F
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsD to F

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

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