Allegany County, NY

ZIP 14717

In ZIP 14717, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Houghton Water District meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 1,989× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Cutco Cutlery Corp (57%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.2 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 39,575 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 14717

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsB to D
• Parks and nature nearbyA to C
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA to C
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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