Ulster County, NY

ZIP 12477

In ZIP 12477, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Kingston (City) Water District has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 4.3× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 87% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Jbt Wolf-Tec (100%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 213,264 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 12477

• 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 qualityA to F
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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