Randolph County, IL

ZIP 62241

In ZIP 62241, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Evansville meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 270× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Prairie State Generating Co (43%), 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 240,073 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 62241

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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