Rensselaer County, NY

ZIP 12063

In ZIP 12063, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Cedar Acres Mobile Home Park has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 750× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Dewey Loeffel Landfill, 4.9 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: US Army - Watervliet Arsenal (48%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 42,089 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 12063

• Superfund sites nearbyD
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA to D
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsB
• Radiation signalsF

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

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