McDonough County, IL

ZIP 61455

In ZIP 61455, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Industry has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 3,071× 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: Big River Resources West Burlington LLC (60%), mostly acrolein.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 330,286 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 61455

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA to D
• Oil and gas wellsB to F
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityC to D
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 10 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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