PACE ANALYTICAL SERVICES, LLC - ALTOONA

At a glance

What it is certified to test

5 of the 9 common well tests on the MD list (see which)

Price

no per-test price printed on the lab’s website when we read it (14 Nov 2026): ask for a quote

Turnaround

not stated on the state list or the lab’s website: ask when you order

Homeowner samples

yes (lab’s own website, read 14 Nov 2026)

Lab facts

Listed by

Maryland (Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) - Water Supply Program, Laboratory Certification Program)

Address

2019 Ninth Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602 · Open in Google Maps

Phone

(814) 946-4306

Website

www.pacelabs.com/company/lab-results/altoona-laboratory

Not on the state list: found and checked by us, 14 Nov 2026

Public / homeowner samples

Homeowner samples: yes (lab’s website)

Not stated per lab. MDE's Be Well Wise page for private well owners says: "Have your water tested periodically by a state-certified laboratory that conducts a drinking water test." It names no lab, and MDE's list does not say which labs take samples from homeowners.

Location note

Lab is in PA, certified by Maryland (often used as a mail-in lab).

Certification record

Certificate ID

275

Issued by

Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) - Water Supply Program, Laboratory Certification Program (certification program)

List version

Maryland's Certified Drinking Water Laboratories (MDE Laboratory Certification Program), version Latest Revisions: 10/1/2026

We fetched it

7 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 9d19de9053bf…) · open the state file

Tests on the state list

• Named on the official list The state list names this analyte (or a column for it) for this lab.
• Group-level certification Certified for a parent group (e.g. 'Inorganics') that includes this analyte. Confirm the specific test with the lab.
• Partial group certification The list marks the group as 'Partial'. Confirm this analyte with the lab.
• Subcontracted The lab sends this analyte to another accredited lab (MDH 'X*').

MDE prints the approved tests as "Micro 3, 4, 5; Metals 1, 2; Inorganics 1, 2, 3, 5; THMs; VOCs; SOCs 3" (codes keyed to MDE's List of Approved Contaminants, Revised 10/10/2024). MDE prints no expiry date. MDE lists this lab under "Out of State Labs".

Also certified by other states

Same business (same street address and ZIP) on another state's official list. Each state certifies separately, so each listing keeps its own source.

• Virginia · VA lab 460212 / EPA PA01737 · Coliform / E. coli, Nitrate, Lead, Manganese, VOCs, Other metals · Homeowner samples: yes (lab’s website)
  Virginia DCLS - Drinking Water Certified Labs (analyte detail) (Current as of 8/1/2026)
• Pennsylvania · PA DEP 07-00062 · Coliform / E. coli, Nitrate, Lead, Manganese, VOCs, Other metals · Homeowner samples: yes (lab’s website)
  PA DEP Accredited Labs Report - Drinking Water (chemistry + microbiology) (STALE - report dated 6/11/2024)
• West Virginia · 9963 CM · Coliform / E. coli, Nitrate, Lead, VOCs, Other metals · Homeowner samples: yes (lab’s website)
  WV OLS Environmental Drinking Water Laboratory Certification Program - Laboratory Certified Parameter List (printed Thursday, August 20, 2026)

Homeowner service and turnaround (lab’s own website)

• Takes homeowner samples: yes. The lab’s site says: “Pace is a certified drinking water testing laboratory serving public water systems, municipalities, private well owners, bottled water producers and environmental consultants.” source
• Prices: no price printed on the lab’s website when we read it on 14 Nov 2026: ask for a quote.

From the lab’s own website, read 14 Nov 2026 and re-read by a second checker; next check due by 12 Feb 2027. Certification fields come from the state list only.

Before you send a sample

Call the lab to confirm it's currently certified for the exact test and method, that it accepts samples from homeowners, and how to collect and ship them. Bacteria samples have short holding times. Status can change between list updates. To check a status, contact the Maryland certification program.

Is this your lab?

Labs can ask for corrections through the agency that publishes their state list. Homeowner service, prices and turnaround above come only from the lab’s own website. To ask us to correct or remove this listing, write to us (how we handle listings).