Franklin County, NY

ZIP 12953

In ZIP 12953, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Jocks Mobile Estate meets every EPA legal limit; 1 contaminant is above health goals, led by arsenic at 550× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: York Oil Co., 6.8 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Alcoa USA Corp. (100%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 36,569 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 12953

• Superfund sites nearbyA to D
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to D
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityA to D
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusC to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB
• Noise levelsA to B
• Radiation signalsC

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

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