NoiseLevelCheck

Bicknell, IN Noise Levels

Bicknell, IN: what the federal noise map shows

Bicknell, IN reads 57.5 dB(A) on BTS's 24-hour average, inside HUD's "Acceptable" noise zone, 65 dB(A) day-night average or below under 24 CFR 51.104, the federal government's own line for building housing with no extra sound attenuation required. Road traffic drives that number here, not the other two sources. This describes Bicknell as a whole, not a specific block, the underlying BTS map resolves to about 38 meters per pixel, sampled at the town's own center point.

Bicknell's noise, by source

57.5 dBRoad
n/aRail
n/aAviation

Each of the three transportation modes gets its own model from BTS; the combined figure above is what they add up to.

What this means for a house here

Upgraded windows, door seals and STC-rated glazing meaningfully cut broadband, near-continuous road noise.

Where Bicknell ranks

Among the 3,622 US places in this dataset with any measurable transportation noise, Bicknell ranks 552, loudest first. Population is about 2,999, 6,329th largest of the 12,137 places covered here.

Your street may differ from Bicknell's reading

For a single house or lot in Bicknell rather than the town-wide figure above, BTS's own map is the same free source, queried directly.

Check one address in Bicknell on BTS's own map

More on how this number was built

For exactly which federal dataset feeds Bicknell's figure, see the methodology guide. Since road traffic is what's driving this reading, the guide to what actually cuts each kind of noise covers the fix that fits.