Champaign County, IL

ZIP 61853

In ZIP 61853, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: White Heath Waterworks meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 742× 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: Adm Decatur Complex (57%), mostly sulfuric acid.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 265,418 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 61853

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

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

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