Bradford County, PA

ZIP 18850

In ZIP 18850, 4 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Bradford County Sewer & Water meets every EPA legal limit; 8 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 825× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 54% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Global Tungsten & Powders Corp (93%), mostly cobalt compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 72,890 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 18850

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesA to C
• Oil and gas wellsF
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA to B
• Drinking water qualityA to C
• Pesticide useD to F
• Neighborhood health statusD to F
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 4 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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