Windsor County, VT

ZIP 05153

In ZIP 05153, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Springfield Water Dept meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 1.2× 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: Sturm Ruger & Co. Inc. (94%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 12,078 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 05153

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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