Chemung County, NY

ZIP 14889

In ZIP 14889, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Nichols Town meets every EPA legal limit; 9 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 53× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 58% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Kennedy Valve (98%), mostly cobalt compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.5 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 27,270 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 14889

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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