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2026 Rankings

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 55 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.

Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania) includes 55 tracked ZIP codes and 29 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 (50/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	0	0%
C	1	6%
D	16	94%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	18433	Jermyn	67	C
2	18414	Dalton	50	D
3	18436	Lake Ariel	50	D
4	18471	Waverly	50	D
5	18503	Scranton	50	D
6	18504	Scranton	50	D
7	18505	Scranton	50	D
8	18507	Moosic	50	D
9	18508	Scranton	50	D
10	18509	Scranton	50	D

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	17022	Elizabethtown	41	D	25 violations
2	18411	Clarks Summit	49	D	4 violations
3	18519	Scranton	50	D	—
4	18518	Old Forge	50	D	—
5	18517	Taylor	50	D	—
6	18512	Scranton	50	D	—
7	18510	Scranton	50	D	—
8	18509	Scranton	50	D	—
9	18508	Scranton	50	D	—
10	18507	Moosic	50	D	—

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Groundwater Rule	46	10
Lead and Copper Rule	42	3
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	21	7
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	15	7
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	11	5
Selenium	10	2
Gross Alpha	10	4
Radium-226	9	3

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0014 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 32 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
41% of housing built before 1950
59% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Wilkes Barre, PA — 14 ZIP codes
Scranton, PA — 13 ZIP codes
Pittston, PA — 3 ZIP codes
Elizabethtown, PA — 1 ZIP code
Rheems, PA — 1 ZIP code
Trout Run, PA — 1 ZIP code
Chinchilla, PA — 1 ZIP code
Clarks Summit, PA — 1 ZIP code
Dalton, PA — 1 ZIP code
Elmhurst, PA — 1 ZIP code
Hamlin, PA — 1 ZIP code
Honesdale, PA — 1 ZIP code
Jermyn, PA — 1 ZIP code
Lake Ariel, PA — 1 ZIP code
Moscow, PA — 1 ZIP code
Prompton, PA — 1 ZIP code
South Canaan, PA — 1 ZIP code
Waverly, PA — 1 ZIP code
Waymart, PA — 1 ZIP code
Moosic, PA — 1 ZIP code
Taylor, PA — 1 ZIP code
Old Forge, PA — 1 ZIP code
Bear Creek, PA — 1 ZIP code
Duryea, PA — 1 ZIP code
Wyoming, PA — 1 ZIP code
White Haven, PA — 1 ZIP code
Kingston, PA — 1 ZIP code
Luzerne, PA — 1 ZIP code

All 55 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	18433	Jermyn	67	C	0
2	18414	Dalton	50	D	0
3	18436	Lake Ariel	50	D	255
4	18471	Waverly	50	D	1
5	18503	Scranton	50	D	0
6	18504	Scranton	50	D	0
7	18505	Scranton	50	D	0
8	18507	Moosic	50	D	0
9	18508	Scranton	50	D	0
10	18509	Scranton	50	D	0
11	18510	Scranton	50	D	0
12	18512	Scranton	50	D	0
13	18517	Taylor	50	D	0
14	18518	Old Forge	50	D	0
15	18519	Scranton	50	D	0
16	18411	Clarks Summit	49	D	4
17	17022	Elizabethtown	41	D	25
18	17570	Rheems	—	—	7
19	17771	Trout Run	—	—	—
20	18431	Honesdale	—	—	35
21	18444	Moscow	—	—	21
22	18456	Prompton	—	—	0
23	18472	Waymart	—	—	1
24	18602	Bear Creek	—	—	—
25	18640	Pittston	—	—	0
26	18641	Pittston	—	—	0
27	18642	Duryea	—	—	0
28	18643	Pittston	—	—	3
29	18644	Wyoming	—	—	2
30	18661	White Haven	—	—	13
31	18701	Wilkes Barre	—	—	0
32	18702	Wilkes Barre	—	—	0
33	18704	Kingston	—	—	0
34	18705	Wilkes Barre	—	—	0
35	18706	Wilkes Barre	—	—	0
36	18709	Luzerne	—	—	0

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). Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania Home Safety Rankings - 55 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/lackawanna-pennsylvania/

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