Albany County, NY

ZIP 12183

In ZIP 12183, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Watervliet City meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 225× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Mercury Refining, Inc., 7.1 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Norlite LLC (87%), mostly thiourea.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 20,388 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 12183

• Superfund sites nearbyF
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyD
• Air qualityC
• Drinking water qualityB to D
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsC
• Radiation signalsD

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

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