Orange County, NY

ZIP 10940

In ZIP 10940, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Whispering Pines Mhp meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 550× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Carroll & Dubies Sewage Disposal, 5.3 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Advanced Coating Technologies (30%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 126,467 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 10940

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

Based on 20 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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