Rensselaer County, NY

ZIP 12138

In ZIP 12138, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Hoosick Falls (V) Pws has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by p-dichlorobenzene at 167× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, 2.7 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: US Army - Watervliet Arsenal (49%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 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 12138

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

Based on 5 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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