Orange County, NY

ZIP 10985

In ZIP 10985, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Montgomery Nursing Home meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by arsenic at 863× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Nepera Chemical Co., Inc., 9.1 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Advanced Coating Technologies (39%), mostly arsenic compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.2 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 10985

• Superfund sites nearbyC
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusB
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 1 census tract · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

Loading the full report, with every source…