Bedford County, PA

ZIP 15559

In ZIP 15559, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Meyersdale Muni Auth has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 7 contaminants are above health goals, led by trichloroacetic acid at 164× 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 (66%), 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 15559

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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