Orange County, NY

ZIP 12586

In ZIP 12586, 7 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Fox Hill Community meets every EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 200× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Nepera Chemical Co., Inc., 5.1 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Ecobat Resources New York LLC (46%), mostly arsenic compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 126,467 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 12586

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityB to D
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB to C
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsD to F

Based on 8 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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