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ZIP Code 17847 Water Quality
Pennsylvania · 55,347 people served · 10 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 17847 is in Pennsylvania and is a mid-sized community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 55,347 people served by 10 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to MILTON.
Within ZIP code 17847, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 15 health-based violations during the past five years across 10 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of F reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 17847
Water Systems Serving 17847
PAWC APPALACHIAN DIST
PWSID: PA4180067
3,000 served
PA AMERICAN TURBOTVILLE
PWSID: PA4490016
705 served
KIPPS RUN MOBILE COURT
PWSID: PA4490019
19 served
PA AMERICAN WHITE DEER
PWSID: PA4490023
30,209 served
PA AMERICAN MCEWENSVILLE
PWSID: PA4490298
282 served
LAUREL RIDGE
PWSID: PA3540072
105 served
HANSONS LANDING MHP
PWSID: PA2400039
86 served
VILLAGE OF MTN HEIGHTS MHP
PWSID: PA2660035
76 served
PA AMERICAN WATER BERWICK
PWSID: PA4190013
15,282 served
PAW FRACKVILLE
PWSID: PA3540032
5,583 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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