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2026 Rankings

Elk County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 15 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.

Elk County, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) includes 15 tracked ZIP codes and 8 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: B (71/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	1	33%
C	2	67%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	15857	Saint Marys	80	B
2	15823	Brockport	67	C
3	15853	Ridgway	67	C

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	15853	Ridgway	67	C	105 violations
2	15823	Brockport	67	C	87 violations
3	15857	Saint Marys	80	B	11 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Lead and Copper Rule	234	7
Fecal Coliform	81	6
E. coli	37	6
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	34	6
Chlorite	26	6
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	26	6
Revised Total Coliform Rule	22	6
Selenium	19	6

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0087 mg/L (below EPA action level)
2 of 7 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
35% of housing built before 1950
63% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Benezett, PA — 1 ZIP code
Brandy Camp, PA — 1 ZIP code
Brockport, PA — 1 ZIP code
Byrnedale, PA — 1 ZIP code
Dagus Mines, PA — 1 ZIP code
Force, PA — 1 ZIP code
Johnsonburg, PA — 1 ZIP code
Kersey, PA — 1 ZIP code
Ridgway, PA — 1 ZIP code
Saint Marys, PA — 1 ZIP code
Weedville, PA — 1 ZIP code
Wilcox, PA — 1 ZIP code
De Young, PA — 1 ZIP code
James City, PA — 1 ZIP code
Kane, PA — 1 ZIP code

All 15 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	15857	Saint Marys	80	B	11
2	15823	Brockport	67	C	87
3	15853	Ridgway	67	C	105
4	15821	Benezett	—	—	118
5	15827	Byrnedale	—	—	—
6	15831	Dagus Mines	—	—	—
7	15841	Force	—	—	—
8	15845	Johnsonburg	—	—	170
9	15846	Kersey	—	—	87
10	15868	Weedville	—	—	202
11	15870	Wilcox	—	—	—
12	16734	James City	—	—	—
13	16735	Kane	—	—	3

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). Elk County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 15 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/elk-pennsylvania/

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  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Elk County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 15 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/elk-pennsylvania/}
}

Page version: October 2026.

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