Lackawanna County, PA

ZIP 18414

In ZIP 18414, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Edgewood Mobile Home Park meets every EPA legal limit; 4 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 175× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Taylor Borough Dump, 9.0 miles away (2 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Alleima USA LLC (100%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.6 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 24,675 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 18414

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

Based on 6 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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