Petersburg Commons Water Syste
EPA ID: PA7500016 · 100 people served · 1 ZIP code
Petersburg Commons Water Syste earns a clean bill from EPA monitoring — no violations in five years across a service area of 100 people.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 3 (2021) to 4 (2022). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Petersburg Commons Water Syste Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Petersburg Commons Water Syste serves a community with a median household income of $75,307 and an estimated 8,625 residents across its service area. Approximately 65% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Petersburg Commons Water Syste's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Perry County, Pennsylvania rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Petersburg Commons Water Syste (EPA ID: PA7500016) is a community water system in Pennsylvania that serves approximately 100 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 17020 in Duncannon.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
- 17020 — Duncannon
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Petersburg Commons Water Syste (PA7500016) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Petersburg Commons Water Syste water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Petersburg Commons Water Syste has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Petersburg Commons Water Syste serve?
Petersburg Commons Water Syste serves approximately 100 people across 1 ZIP code in Pennsylvania.
Where does Petersburg Commons Water Syste get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.