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ZIP Code 18505 Water Quality
Pennsylvania · 187,283 people served · 12 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 18505 is in Pennsylvania and is a mid-sized community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 187,283 people served by 12 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to SCRANTON.
Within ZIP code 18505, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 12 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 18505
Water Systems Serving 18505
PAW CEASETOWN
PWSID: PA2409002
58,467 served
PAW CRYSTAL LAKE
PWSID: PA2409003
9,773 served
PAW NESBITT
PWSID: PA2409010
52,640 served
PAW SUTTON HILLS
PWSID: PA2400128
195 served
PAW HILLCREST
PWSID: PA2400070
125 served
PAW HOMESITE
PWSID: PA2400072
69 served
PA AMER WATER CO SPANGENBERG
PWSID: PA2350026
370 served
PA AMER WATER CO OLWEN HEIGHTS
PWSID: PA2350032
330 served
PAW WATRES
PWSID: PA2409011
52,002 served
PAW HUNTSVILLE
PWSID: PA2409013
11,987 served
PA AMER WATER THOMPSON
PWSID: PA2580026
225 served
PA AMER WATER CO INDIAN ROCKS
PWSID: PA2640047
1,100 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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