Tompkins County, NY

ZIP 14850

In ZIP 14850, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Dryden Village has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 2,700× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 55% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Kennedy Valve (100%), mostly cobalt compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 48,460 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 14850

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA to C
• Oil and gas wellsA to F
• Parks and nature nearbyA to D
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityA to D
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusA to C
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsA
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 23 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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