Allegheny County, PA

ZIP 15218

In ZIP 15218, 9 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Wilkinsburg-Penn Jt Water Auth meets every EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 37× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Wabtec Components LLC Formerly Thermal Transfer Corp (39%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 9.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 12,030 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 15218

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC to F
• Air qualityF
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useB to C
• Neighborhood health statusB to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsD
• Noise levelsB to D
• Radiation signalsD to F

Based on 9 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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