Pope County, IL

ZIP 62987

In ZIP 62987, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 49× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Southern Illinois Power Cooperative (84%), 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 63,088 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 62987

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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