Washington County, NY

ZIP 12838

In ZIP 12838, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Tamarack Acres, Llc meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by chloroform at 5.2× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% 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 (96%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.2 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 12838

• Superfund sites nearbyC
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsC
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useF
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD

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

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