Potter County, PA

ZIP 16748

In ZIP 16748, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Shinglehouse Boro Water Dept meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 78× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 56% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Zippo Manufacturing Co (91%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 29,026 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 16748

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC
• Pesticide useC to F
• Neighborhood health statusF
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC to F
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsB to F

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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