Water Quality in Scranton, PA (18201)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 18201.
Active Health Violations
21 health-based violations found in the past 5 years, with at least one still unresolved. Contaminant levels have exceeded federal safety limits. Consider testing your tap water independently.
More violations than 99% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
32,067
Population
57
Water Systems
314
Violations (5yr)
21
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (57)
Pa Gas And Water Co-Central Di
Surface water 453,000 people served
0 violations
Pa Gas & Water Company
Surface water 141,281 people served
0 violations
Pa Gas & Water Company
Surface water 68,474 people served
0 violations
Plymouth Relief
Surface water 59,039 people served
0 violations
P G W Mundys Glen
Surface water 58,856 people served
0 violations
Paw Ceasetown
Surface water 58,467 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Pg&W Gardner-Mill Creek
Surface water 58,179 people served
0 violations
Paw Nesbitt
Surface water 52,640 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Paw Watres
Surface water 52,002 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Hca Hazleton Division
All resolved Surface water 45,000 people served
8 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Hazelton Water Authority
Surface water 41,400 people served
0 violations
Humboldt Industrial Park
All resolved Purchased surface water 11,243 people served
92 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 3.52 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Hazleton City Auth Water Dept
Surface water 11,135 people served
0 violations
Hazleton City Auth Water Dept
Surface water 10,778 people served
0 violations
Hazleton City Auth Water Dept.
Surface water 4,763 people served
0 violations
Hazleton City Auth Water Dept.
Surface water 3,000 people served
0 violations
Hazleton City Auth Water Dept.
Groundwater 1,975 people served
0 violations
Arby'S
Groundwater 1,600 people served
0 violations
Can Do Corporate Center
1 health-based Groundwater 1,291 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Hazleton City Auth Water Dept.
Groundwater 1,083 people served
0 violations
Hca Delano Park Place
Groundwater 1,017 people served
1 violation (5yr)
Wendys Restaurant Drums
13 health-based Groundwater 1,000 people served
35 violations (5yr)
· 13 health-based
Hazleton City Auth Water Dept.
Groundwater 642 people served
0 violations
Can Do Inc Water System
Groundwater 500 people served
0 violations
Mcadoo Industrial Park Water
All resolved Groundwater 400 people served
21 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Drums Elementary School
Groundwater 390 people served
0 violations
Wendys Restaurant
Groundwater 350 people served
0 violations
Hazleton City Auth Water Dept
Surface water 342 people served
0 violations
Rock Glen Jr.High School
Groundwater 300 people served
0 violations
Oneida
Groundwater 300 people served
0 violations
Carmens Country Inn & Gardens
All resolved Groundwater 300 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Nuremburg Elementary School
Groundwater 280 people served
0 violations
Hca Derringer Fern Glen
Groundwater 275 people served
0 violations
Pardeesville Water Sys
Groundwater 220 people served
0 violations
Beaver Brook Assoc
Purchased groundwater 150 people served
0 violations
Hca Tomhicken
Groundwater 125 people served
0 violations
Top Of The 90s
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Sun Valley Diner
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Rossi Bar And Restaurant
Groundwater 90 people served
0 violations
Stockton Water System
Surface water 85 people served
0 violations
Holly Lynn Mobile Home Court
Groundwater 80 people served
0 violations
Bell Telephone Of Pa
Groundwater 60 people served
0 violations
Fierro'S Bar
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Camp Davidowitz Jewish Com Cnt
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Ppls Construction Dept
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Farmers C0 Op Dairy Inc
Groundwater 39 people served
0 violations
Children'S Learning Center %
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Hca Fern St
Purchased groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Marinas 309 Diner
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Farmers Co Op
Groundwater 28 people served
0 violations
Mountain Springs Bulk
Groundwater 25 people served
48 violations (5yr)
Hazleton Area Water Co
All resolved Groundwater 25 people served
35 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Dairy Queen
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Smoke Rings Cigar Bar
1 health-based Groundwater 25 people served
7 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Hazle Water Depot Llc
6 health-based Purchased surface water 25 people served
23 violations (5yr)
· 6 health-based
White Haven Mountain Springs
Groundwater 25 people served
39 violations (5yr)
Milnesville #7 Water Assoc.
Groundwater 23 people served
0 violations
Contaminants Found
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-Based
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
43 violations
Has active
Groundwater RuleHealth-Based
3 violations
All resolved
Public NoticeMonitoring
17 violations
Has active
BromateMonitoring
6 violations
All resolved
E. COLIMonitoring
5 violations
Has active
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring
4 violations
All resolved
HexachlorocyclopentadieneMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
ChlorineMonitoring
Used to disinfect water — generally safe at regulated levels.
4 violations
All resolved
TTHMMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
2,3,7,8-TCDDMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
1,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
1,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
DICHLOROMETHANEMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
StyreneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
1,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
CHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
EthylbenzeneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
TrichloroethyleneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
TolueneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
BenzeneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
Xylenes, TotalMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
HeptachlorMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
ChlordaneMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
3 violations
All resolved
Surface Water Treatment RuleMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
NitriteMonitoring
Similar to nitrate — harmful to infants at high levels.
2 violations
All resolved
MercuryMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
NitrateMonitoring
At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.
2 violations
All resolved
2,4,5-TPMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
DiquatMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
LASSOMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
2,4-DMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
CarbofuranMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Monitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
GlyphosateMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
ToxapheneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Benzo(a)pyreneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
EndrinMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
AtrazineMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
SimazineMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
DalaponMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
MethoxychlorMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
PicloramMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Heptachlor epoxideMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
PentachlorophenolMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
OXAMYLMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
BHC-GAMMAMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
EndothallMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
DinosebMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
CARBON, TOTALMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ChloriteMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Chlorine dioxideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
AsbestosMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Lead and Copper RuleMonitoring
Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.
1 violation
Has active
BariumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Thallium, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
FluorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Beryllium, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
CYANIDEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Antimony, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ChromiumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Combined UraniumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
SeleniumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
CadmiumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ArsenicMonitoring
A naturally occurring element that can cause cancer and other health effects at high levels.
1 violation
All resolved
NickelMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Lead & Copper Levels
Lead (Pb)
Within limit0 ppb measured
Action level: 15 ppb
Sampled: Jun 2025
How Does This Compare?
Scranton (18201) has more violations than 99% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 314.
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Recommended Water Filters
Based on health-based violations detected in your area, these filter types are commonly used to address similar contaminants. Consult your water utility's Consumer Confidence Report for the most current data.
UV Water Purifier
Uses ultraviolet light to neutralize bacteria, viruses, and parasites without chemicals. Ideal for homes with microbial contamination concerns.
Targets:E. coli, Coliform, Giardia, Cryptosporidium
Look for:NSF/ANSI 55 (Class A) certified
Always look for filters certified by NSF International for the specific contaminants you want to remove. This is general educational information, not an endorsement of any specific product.