Washington County, NY

ZIP 12834

In ZIP 12834, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Pleasant Villa M.h.p. meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 17× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 91% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Sterigenics US Llc-Queensbury Ny Facility (78%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 81,410 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 12834

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

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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