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2026 Rankings

Centre County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 36 ZIPs

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Centre County, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) includes 36 tracked ZIP codes and 22 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: D (54/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	0	0%
C	4	50%
D	3	38%
F	1	13%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	16677	Sandy Ridge	67	C
2	16666	Osceola Mills	65	C
3	16827	Boalsburg	57	C
4	16851	Lemont	57	C
5	16801	State College	50	D
6	16802	University Park	50	D
7	16828	Centre Hall	50	D
8	16823	Bellefonte	33	F

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	16823	Bellefonte	33	F	127 violations
2	16828	Centre Hall	50	D	Lead above EPA action level
3	16802	University Park	50	D	70 violations
4	16801	State College	50	D	153 violations
5	16851	Lemont	57	C	29 violations
6	16827	Boalsburg	57	C	29 violations
7	16666	Osceola Mills	65	C	4 violations
8	16677	Sandy Ridge	67	C	—

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Lead and Copper Rule	208	17
Groundwater Rule	122	18
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	53	20
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	43	18
Fecal Coliform	42	7
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	40	18
Revised Total Coliform Rule	40	14
Chlorite	39	9

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0120 mg/L (below EPA action level)
2 of 19 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
19% of housing built before 1950
37% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

State College, PA — 4 ZIP codes
Osceola Mills, PA — 1 ZIP code
Sandy Ridge, PA — 1 ZIP code
University Park, PA — 1 ZIP code
Aaronsburg, PA — 1 ZIP code
Beech Creek, PA — 1 ZIP code
Bellefonte, PA — 1 ZIP code
Blanchard, PA — 1 ZIP code
Boalsburg, PA — 1 ZIP code
Centre Hall, PA — 1 ZIP code
Clarence, PA — 1 ZIP code
Coburn, PA — 1 ZIP code
Fleming, PA — 1 ZIP code
Hawk Run, PA — 1 ZIP code
Howard, PA — 1 ZIP code
Julian, PA — 1 ZIP code
Lemont, PA — 1 ZIP code
Madisonburg, PA — 1 ZIP code
Milesburg, PA — 1 ZIP code
Millheim, PA — 1 ZIP code
Mingoville, PA — 1 ZIP code
Moshannon, PA — 1 ZIP code
Munson, PA — 1 ZIP code
Orviston, PA — 1 ZIP code
Pennsylvania Furnace, PA — 1 ZIP code
Philipsburg, PA — 1 ZIP code
Pine Grove Mills, PA — 1 ZIP code
Port Matilda, PA — 1 ZIP code
Rebersburg, PA — 1 ZIP code
Snow Shoe, PA — 1 ZIP code

...and 3 more cities

All 36 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	16677	Sandy Ridge	67	C	0
2	16666	Osceola Mills	65	C	4
3	16827	Boalsburg	57	C	29
4	16851	Lemont	57	C	29
5	16801	State College	50	D	153
6	16802	University Park	50	D	70
7	16828	Centre Hall	50	D	122
8	16823	Bellefonte	33	F	127
9	16803	State College	—	—	210
10	16820	Aaronsburg	—	—	124
11	16822	Beech Creek	—	—	17
12	16826	Blanchard	—	—	—
13	16829	Clarence	—	—	9
14	16832	Coburn	—	—	124
15	16835	Fleming	—	—	—
16	16840	Hawk Run	—	—	—
17	16841	Howard	—	—	45
18	16844	Julian	—	—	163
19	16852	Madisonburg	—	—	—
20	16853	Milesburg	—	—	13
21	16854	Millheim	—	—	124
22	16856	Mingoville	—	—	—
23	16859	Moshannon	—	—	9
24	16860	Munson	—	—	56
25	16864	Orviston	—	—	—
26	16865	Pennsylvania Furnace	—	—	104
27	16866	Philipsburg	—	—	68
28	16868	Pine Grove Mills	—	—	25
29	16870	Port Matilda	—	—	188
30	16872	Rebersburg	—	—	—
31	16874	Snow Shoe	—	—	9
32	16875	Spring Mills	—	—	141
33	16882	Woodward	—	—	124
34	17885	Weikert	—	—	—

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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ZipCheckup. (2026). Centre County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 36 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/centre-pennsylvania/

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  title  = {{Centre County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 36 ZIPs}},
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Page version: October 2026.

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