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2026 Rankings

Franklin County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 23 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.

Franklin County, New York (New York) includes 23 tracked ZIP codes and 7 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	1	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	12983	Saranac Lake	100	A

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	12983	Saranac Lake	100	A	—

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	5	1
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1	1

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0028 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 8 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
41% of housing built before 1950
55% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Bombay, NY — 1 ZIP code
Brainardsville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Brushton, NY — 1 ZIP code
Burke, NY — 1 ZIP code
Chateaugay, NY — 1 ZIP code
Constable, NY — 1 ZIP code
Dickinson Center, NY — 1 ZIP code
Fort Covington, NY — 1 ZIP code
Gabriels, NY — 1 ZIP code
Lake Clear, NY — 1 ZIP code
Malone, NY — 1 ZIP code
Lyon Mountain, NY — 1 ZIP code
Moira, NY — 1 ZIP code
North Bangor, NY — 1 ZIP code
Owls Head, NY — 1 ZIP code
Paul Smiths, NY — 1 ZIP code
Rainbow Lake, NY — 1 ZIP code
Saint Regis Falls, NY — 1 ZIP code
Saranac Lake, NY — 1 ZIP code
Tupper Lake, NY — 1 ZIP code
Whippleville, NY — 1 ZIP code
Hogansburg, NY — 1 ZIP code
Rooseveltown, NY — 1 ZIP code

All 23 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	12983	Saranac Lake	100	A	0
2	12914	Bombay	—	—	0
3	12915	Brainardsville	—	—	—
4	12916	Brushton	—	—	—
5	12917	Burke	—	—	—
6	12920	Chateaugay	—	—	—
7	12926	Constable	—	—	0
8	12930	Dickinson Center	—	—	—
9	12937	Fort Covington	—	—	0
10	12939	Gabriels	—	—	—
11	12945	Lake Clear	—	—	0
12	12953	Malone	—	—	0
13	12955	Lyon Mountain	—	—	—
14	12957	Moira	—	—	—
15	12966	North Bangor	—	—	0
16	12969	Owls Head	—	—	—
17	12970	Paul Smiths	—	—	—
18	12976	Rainbow Lake	—	—	—
19	12980	Saint Regis Falls	—	—	—
20	12986	Tupper Lake	—	—	6
21	13655	Hogansburg	—	—	—
22	13683	Rooseveltown	—	—	—

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). Franklin County, New York Home Safety Rankings - 23 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/franklin-new-york/

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