Brown County, IL

ZIP 62353

In ZIP 62353, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Camden-Littleton Water Commission meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 41× 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: Vermont Foundry Co (57%), mostly copper.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 150,067 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 62353

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

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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