Forest County, PA

ZIP 15828

In ZIP 15828, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Brockway Boro Municipal Auth meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 84× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 57% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc Plant 18 (100%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 23,193 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 15828

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesB to C
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusC to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsD to F
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsD

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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