Suffolk County, NY

ZIP 11970

In ZIP 11970, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Riverhead Water District has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 5.2× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: North Sea Municipal Landfill, 9.4 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: United Riverhead Terminal Inc (81%), mostly polycyclic aromatic compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 167,580 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 11970

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsD

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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