Winnebago County, IL

ZIP 61079

In ZIP 61079, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Otter Creek Lake Utilities District meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 188× 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: Taylor Co (23%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 190,217 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 61079

• Superfund sites nearbyC
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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