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2026 Rankings

Franklin County, Illinois Home Safety Rankings - 17 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Franklin County, Illinois (Illinois) includes 17 tracked ZIP codes and 17 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: B (83/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	1	100%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	62860	Macedonia	83	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	62860	Macedonia	83	B	2 violation(s)

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	39	10
Stage 1 DBP Rule	29	7
Lead and Copper Rule	27	6
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	25	8
Surface Water Treatment Rule	17	6
Chloramine	15	7
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	15	7
Stage 2 DBP Rule	13	6

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0044 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 10 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
32% of housing built before 1950
54% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Benton, IL — 1 ZIP code
Buckner, IL — 1 ZIP code
Christopher, IL — 1 ZIP code
Coello, IL — 1 ZIP code
Ewing, IL — 1 ZIP code
Frankfort Heights, IL — 1 ZIP code
Logan, IL — 1 ZIP code
Macedonia, IL — 1 ZIP code
Mulkeytown, IL — 1 ZIP code
Orient, IL — 1 ZIP code
Sesser, IL — 1 ZIP code
Thompsonville, IL — 1 ZIP code
Valier, IL — 1 ZIP code
West Frankfort, IL — 1 ZIP code
Whittington, IL — 1 ZIP code
Royalton, IL — 1 ZIP code
Zeigler, IL — 1 ZIP code

All 17 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	62860	Macedonia	83	B	2
2	62812	Benton	—	—	56
3	62819	Buckner	—	—	—
4	62822	Christopher	—	—	5
5	62825	Coello	—	—	—
6	62836	Ewing	—	—	—
7	62856	Logan	—	—	—
8	62865	Mulkeytown	—	—	27
9	62874	Orient	—	—	—
10	62884	Sesser	—	—	7
11	62890	Thompsonville	—	—	2
12	62891	Valier	—	—	—
13	62896	West Frankfort	—	—	10
14	62897	Whittington	—	—	45
15	62983	Royalton	—	—	16
16	62999	Zeigler	—	—	16

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Franklin County, Illinois Home Safety Rankings - 17 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/franklin-illinois/

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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Franklin County, Illinois Home Safety Rankings - 17 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/franklin-illinois/}
}

Page version: October 2026.

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