Carbon County, PA

ZIP 18212

In ZIP 18212, 5 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Northside Heights Estates has 1 contaminant at or over an EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 4,754× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Palmerton Zinc Pile, 6.6 miles away.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Befesa Zinc US Inc. (31%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.1 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 7,477 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 18212

• Superfund sites nearbyF
• Factories and industrial sitesC
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityB
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useD
• Neighborhood health statusD
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

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

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