Cambria County, PA

ZIP 15962

In ZIP 15962, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Highland S & W Auth Beaverdam meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by lead at 9.5× 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: Homer City Generation LP (29%), mostly arsenic compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.0 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 45,082 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 15962

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsC
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityB to D
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsD
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsC

Based on 1 census tract · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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