Air quality · ZIP 13210
Air quality in Syracuse (University Hill), NY
ZIP 13210 (New York) — air quality summary sourced from EPA AirNow. Refreshed on the cadence of the primary regulator with every claim cited to the source record.
What lands here
Pages show the current AQI category (Good, Moderate, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, Hazardous), the nearest reporting station, and historical averages.
Source & refresh
EPA AirNow. Refreshed hourly real-time / daily historical. Stale data is flagged, never silently served. Primary source →
Limitations specific to this source
Rural ZIPs may not have a nearby monitoring station; zipradar then reports the closest available station with distance context.
New York context
Lead service lines (older cities), coastal flood
New York has LCRR lead-service-line obligations in NYC (DEP), Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, Albany. Coastal AE/VE zones along NYC, Long Island, Hudson Valley. Catskill/Delaware watersheds give NYC water unusual quality but require ongoing EPA SDWIS oversight.
See New York state page for the full state-level rollup across all 12 dimensions.
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Full dashboard for ZIP 13210
Air quality is one of twelve dimensions zipradar federates per address. See the full federated summary for ZIP 13210:
Open Syracuse (University Hill), NY dashboard →Frequently asked questions
What is the air quality for ZIP 13210?
Air quality for ZIP 13210 (Syracuse (University Hill), New York) is federated from EPA AirNow. Pages show the current AQI category (Good, Moderate, Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups, Unhealthy, Very Unhealthy, Hazardous), the nearest reporting station, and historical averages. Refreshed hourly real-time / daily historical — see /methodology for full source citations and refresh-cadence details.
Where does the air quality data come from?
EPA AirNow (primary regulator). zipradar federates air quality on the regulator's published cadence: hourly real-time / daily historical. Every claim cites the source record; stale data is flagged, never silently served. The primary source URL: https://www.airnow.gov/.
What are the limitations of air quality data?
Rural ZIPs may not have a nearby monitoring station; zipradar then reports the closest available station with distance context.
Is ZIP 13210 (Syracuse (University Hill)) data current?
Last verified 2026-06-10. Air quality for ZIP 13210 refreshes hourly real-time / daily historical per EPA AirNow cadence. See the full ZIP dashboard at /zip/13210/ for all 12 dimensions side-by-side.