Bedford County, PA

ZIP 15522

In ZIP 15522, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: St Clairsville Water Company meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 1.6× 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: Kennametal Bedford Casting Plant (78%), mostly cobalt.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 118,969 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 15522

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB to F
• Oil and gas wellsA to B
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsB to C
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC to F

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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