Tap water in New Castle, PA — ZIP 16157
2 public water systems serving about 60,479 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
B
Good
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 16157
Pa Amer Water Co New Castle
PWSID PA6370034 · serves 43,279 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 5.9 ppt
Pa Amer Water Co Ellwood Cty
PWSID PA6370011 · serves 17,200 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 2 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 23.1 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology