Lackawanna County, PA

ZIP 18518

In ZIP 18518, 3 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Paw Nesbitt meets every EPA legal limit; 6 contaminants are above health goals, led by bromodichloromethane at 76× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Lehigh Electric & Engineering Co., 0.4 miles away (3 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Alleima USA LLC (53%), mostly chromium.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 7.3 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 23,599 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 18518

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

Based on 3 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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