Schuylkill County, PA

ZIP 17901

In ZIP 17901, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Plum Creek Municipal Auth meets every EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 2.6× 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: Northeast Prestressed Products LLC (87%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.9 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 77,825 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 17901

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

Based on 13 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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