Census Block Level

Superfund Sites

Identify nearby federally-designated toxic contamination cleanup sites, providing crucial information on potential environmental hazards in a block's vicinity.

Source: ATSDR (CDC)

Pricing Tier: Basic

Updated: Decennially

Request Query Params

<table><tr><th>Property</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>block_id</td><td>string</td><td>15-digit US-census block ID</td><td>360050001001000</td> </tr> </table>

Response

<table><tr><th>Field</th><th>Type</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0</td><td>object</td><td>Superfund sites that the property is located on (if any).</td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0.count</td><td>integer</td><td>Number of Superfund sites in the area.</td><td>4</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0.detail</td><td>array</td><td>Specifics for each Superfund site in the area (if any).</td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0.detail[]</td><td>object</td><td></td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0.detail[].site_name</td><td>string</td><td>Official name of the Superfund site.</td><td>Hazardous Waste Disposal Site</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0.detail[].epa_site_id</td><td>string</td><td>Official ID of the Superfund site.</td><td>EPA12345</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0.detail[].link</td><td>string</td><td>URL for site details hosted by the EPA.</td><td>https://www.epa.gov/superfund/hazardous-waste-disposal-site</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0.detail[].npl_status</td><td>string</td><td>Status of the site on the National Priorities List.</td><td>Proposed</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_0.detail[].updated_date</td><td>string</td><td>Date when the site entry was last modified.</td><td>2023-07-15</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1</td><td>object</td><td>Superfund sites within 1 mile of the property (if any).</td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1.count</td><td>integer</td><td>Number of Superfund sites in the area.</td><td>4</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1.detail</td><td>array</td><td>Specifics for each Superfund site in the area (if any).</td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1.detail[]</td><td>object</td><td></td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1.detail[].site_name</td><td>string</td><td>Official name of the Superfund site.</td><td>Hazardous Waste Disposal Site</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1.detail[].epa_site_id</td><td>string</td><td>Official ID of the Superfund site.</td><td>EPA12345</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1.detail[].link</td><td>string</td><td>URL for site details hosted by the EPA.</td><td>https://www.epa.gov/superfund/hazardous-waste-disposal-site</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1.detail[].npl_status</td><td>string</td><td>Status of the site on the National Priorities List.</td><td>Proposed</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_1.detail[].updated_date</td><td>string</td><td>Date when the site entry was last modified.</td><td>2023-07-15</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4</td><td>object</td><td>Superfund sites within 4 miles of the property (if any).</td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4.count</td><td>integer</td><td>Number of Superfund sites in the area.</td><td>4</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4.detail</td><td>array</td><td>Specifics for each Superfund site in the area (if any).</td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4.detail[]</td><td>object</td><td></td><td></td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4.detail[].site_name</td><td>string</td><td>Official name of the Superfund site.</td><td>Hazardous Waste Disposal Site</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4.detail[].epa_site_id</td><td>string</td><td>Official ID of the Superfund site.</td><td>EPA12345</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4.detail[].link</td><td>string</td><td>URL for site details hosted by the EPA.</td><td>https://www.epa.gov/superfund/hazardous-waste-disposal-site</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4.detail[].npl_status</td><td>string</td><td>Status of the site on the National Priorities List.</td><td>Proposed</td> </tr> <tr><td>within_miles_4.detail[].updated_date</td><td>string</td><td>Date when the site entry was last modified.</td><td>2023-07-15</td> </tr> </table>
get/v2/block/superfund

Query parameters

block_idstring required

15-digit US-census block ID

Response

Success

Example response

[
  {
    "block/superfund": {
      "result": {
        "within_miles_0": {
          "count": 4,
          "detail": [
            {
              "site_name": "Hazardous Waste Disposal Site",
              "epa_site_id": "EPA12345",
              "link": "https://www.epa.gov/superfund/hazardous-waste-disposal-site",
              "npl_status": "Proposed",
              "updated_date": "2023-07-15"
            }
          ]
        },
        "within_miles_1": {
          "count": 4,
          "detail": [
            {
              "site_name": "Hazardous Waste Disposal Site",
              "epa_site_id": "EPA12345",
              "link": "https://www.epa.gov/superfund/hazardous-waste-disposal-site",
              "npl_status": "Proposed",
              "updated_date": "2023-07-15"
            }
          ]
        },
        "within_miles_4": {
          "count": 4,
          "detail": [
            {
              "site_name": "Hazardous Waste Disposal Site",
              "epa_site_id": "EPA12345",
              "link": "https://www.epa.gov/superfund/hazardous-waste-disposal-site",
              "npl_status": "Proposed",
              "updated_date": "2023-07-15"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    "block_info": {
      "block_id": "360050001001000"
    }
  }
]