Berks County, PA

ZIP 19610

In ZIP 19610, 8 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Paw Penn District has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfoa at 586× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Berks Landfill, 4.0 miles away (2 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Carpenter Technology Corp (88%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 8.4 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 222,778 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 19610

• Superfund sites nearbyC to D
• Factories and industrial sitesD
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityD
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useC to D
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsC to F

Based on 7 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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