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2026 Rankings

Essex County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 30 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Essex County, New York (New York) includes 30 tracked ZIP codes and 13 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: A (100/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	4	100%
B	0	0%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	12857	Olmstedville	100	A
2	12883	Ticonderoga	100	A
3	12946	Lake Placid	100	A
4	12996	Willsboro	100	A

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	12996	Willsboro	100	A	—
2	12946	Lake Placid	100	A	—
3	12883	Ticonderoga	100	A	—
4	12857	Olmstedville	100	A	—

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Stage 1 DBP Rule	14	10
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	4	2
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4	2

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0022 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 19 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
34% of housing built before 1950
50% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Newcomb, NY — 2 ZIP codes
Minerva, NY — 1 ZIP code
North Hudson, NY — 1 ZIP code
Olmstedville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Paradox, NY — 1 ZIP code
Schroon Lake, NY — 1 ZIP code
Severance, NY — 1 ZIP code
Ticonderoga, NY — 1 ZIP code
Bloomingdale, NY — 1 ZIP code
Crown Point, NY — 1 ZIP code
Elizabethtown, NY — 1 ZIP code
Essex, NY — 1 ZIP code
Jay, NY — 1 ZIP code
Keene, NY — 1 ZIP code
Keene Valley, NY — 1 ZIP code
Lake Placid, NY — 1 ZIP code
Lewis, NY — 1 ZIP code
Mineville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Moriah, NY — 1 ZIP code
Moriah Center, NY — 1 ZIP code
New Russia, NY — 1 ZIP code
Port Henry, NY — 1 ZIP code
Ray Brook, NY — 1 ZIP code
Upper Jay, NY — 1 ZIP code
Vermontville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Westport, NY — 1 ZIP code
Willsboro, NY — 1 ZIP code
Wilmington, NY — 1 ZIP code
Witherbee, NY — 1 ZIP code

All 30 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	12857	Olmstedville	100	A	0
2	12883	Ticonderoga	100	A	0
3	12946	Lake Placid	100	A	0
4	12996	Willsboro	100	A	0
5	12851	Minerva	—	—	—
6	12852	Newcomb	—	—	—
7	12855	North Hudson	—	—	—
8	12858	Paradox	—	—	0
9	12870	Schroon Lake	—	—	0
10	12913	Bloomingdale	—	—	0
11	12928	Crown Point	—	—	0
12	12932	Elizabethtown	—	—	1
13	12936	Essex	—	—	1
14	12941	Jay	—	—	5
15	12942	Keene	—	—	—
16	12943	Keene Valley	—	—	—
17	12950	Lewis	—	—	—
18	12956	Mineville	—	—	2
19	12960	Moriah	—	—	2
20	12961	Moriah Center	—	—	2
21	12974	Port Henry	—	—	2
22	12977	Ray Brook	—	—	—
23	12987	Upper Jay	—	—	5
24	12989	Vermontville	—	—	—
25	12993	Westport	—	—	1
26	12997	Wilmington	—	—	0
27	12998	Witherbee	—	—	1

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Essex County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 30 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/essex-new-york/

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  title  = {{Essex County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 30 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/essex-new-york/}
}

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