Macoupin County, IL

ZIP 62626

In ZIP 62626, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Otter Lake Water Commission meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 151× 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: Wieland Rolled Products N.A. - East Alton Casting P (59%), mostly nickel.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 409,016 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 62626

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

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

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