Is Hasson Heights, PA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Hasson Heights has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Pennsylvania’s records: Cornplanter Township.
Oil City, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 0.62 ppt, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Hasson Heights’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Oil City
Pennsylvania · serves 9,608 people · about 160 in Hasson Heights
2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 0.62 ppt, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Cornplanter Township
Pennsylvania · serves 1,835 people · under 100 in Hasson Heights
1 result above the action level. The worst: Lead at 29.5 ppb, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Oil City’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, Lead
Water testing near Hasson Heights
The 3 labs Pennsylvania certifies closest to Hasson Heights, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
G & C Coal Analysis Lab Inc
Summerville, PA · about 33 miles
White Oak Laboratory LLC
Ridgway, PA · about 43 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins Drinking Water and Wastewater Northeast
Kittaning, PA · about 45 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
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 Hasson Heights
Which ZIP codes are in Hasson Heights: 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 Hasson Heights
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Oil City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water