Is Bangor, PA tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 4 utilities serving Bangor have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records: Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park and Riversedge.
Pawc Bangor, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Bangor’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Pawc Bangor
Pennsylvania · serves 9,008 people · about 240 in Bangor
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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E Bangor Mun Authority
Pennsylvania · serves 800 people · under 100 in Bangor
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 7.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 37 mg/L (2.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cedar Grove Mobile Home Park
Pennsylvania · serves 65 people · under 100 in Bangor
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 11.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Riversedge
Pennsylvania · serves 75 people · under 100 in Bangor
2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 2.3 ppt, above the health goal.
3 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Bangor
The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to Bangor, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Philadelphia - Wind Gap
Wind Gap, PA · about 8 miles
ABE Laboratories LLC
Bath, PA · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Analytical Laboratories, Inc
Telford, PA · about 37 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory: Drinking water test kits from many county Extension offices, mailed back to the lab overnight with payment. Packages cover bacteria and basic chemistry, with add-ons for nitrate, metals, lead, and mining or gas drilling concerns. The standard package of bacteria, pH and total dissolved solids is $60, or $70 with nitrate; bacteria alone is $40, nitrate $15 and lead $25. Drinking Water Testing, Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Lab.
All 108 certified labs for PennsylvaniaZIP codes in Bangor
Which ZIP codes are in Bangor: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: Pennsylvania DEP Laboratory Accreditation Program, accredited labs for drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Bangor
Other towns in Northampton County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Pawc Bangor’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water