Columbia County, NY

ZIP 12526

In ZIP 12526, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Triform Camphill Community meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 300× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: American Thermostat Co., 9.7 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Jbt Wolf-Tec (42%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 133,656 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 12526

• Superfund sites nearbyD to F
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA to D
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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