Tap water in State College, PA — ZIP 16801
3 public water systems serving about 87,500 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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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 16801
State College Boro Water Auth
PWSID PA4140096 · serves 72,000 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 24 total violations (5 yrs)
Bellefonte Borough Water Auth
PWSID PA4140075 · serves 9,500 ·
groundwater
1 health-based / 54 total violations (5 yrs)
College Twp Water Authority
PWSID PA4140082 · serves 6,000 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 4 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 3.9 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology