Lead Water Testing Labs in Pennsylvania (52 state-certified labs)
Labs on Pennsylvania's official certification list that test drinking water for lead, with the ones that take homeowner samples first.
52 named for lead itself on the list.
Per the state list or a state web page. Call to confirm.
Located outside Pennsylvania but on its list.
USGS estimate for Pennsylvania.
How many labs test for lead in Pennsylvania
52 labs on Pennsylvania's official drinking-water lab list are certified to test for lead. All 52 are named for lead on the list. The Pennsylvania list does not say which labs take samples from homeowners, so call a lab before you send one. 28 are located outside Pennsylvania.
The list is published by the Pennsylvania DEP - Laboratory Accreditation Program. List version on file: STALE - report dated 6/11/2024. Fetched 2026-10-29 (UTC).
Old list. This list is from PA DEP's bulk drinking-water reports printed June 11, 2024 (chemistry and microbiology; the microbiology file is named 06-13-2024). PA DEP's own private-well water-testing page still links these two June 2024 reports (checked Nov 14, 2026); its live lab search did not respond to us on Oct 29 or Nov 14, 2026. Labs may have been added, dropped or changed since then.
Pennsylvania labs certified for lead
| Lab | Location | Lead certification | Public samples | Cert. expiry |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A E Kirby Memorial Health Center | Wilkes-Barre, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory | University Park, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Alloway Marion | Marion, OH | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Alpha Analytical | Mansfield, MA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| ALS Environmental - Middletown | Middletown, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Brandywine Science Center | Kennett Square, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Criterion Laboratories Inc | Bensalem, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Culligan Analytical Laboratory | Rosemont, IL | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| CWM Environmental | Kittanning, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Edge Analytical Inc | Burlington, WA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| EMSL Analytical Inc | Cinnaminson, NJ | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Enthalpy Analytical, LLC | Richmond, VA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Environmental Laboratory Services Inc | New Castle, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Environmental Service Laboratories Inc | Indiana, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Eurofins Built Environment Testing | Mt. Laurel, NJ | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Eurofins Eaton Analytical, LLC | South Bend, IN | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Eurofins Eaton Analytical- Pomona | Pomona, CA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Eurofins Edison | Edison, NJ | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories Environment Testing, LLC | Lancaster, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Eurofins Savannah | Savannah, GA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Free-Col Laboratory | Erie, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Garden State Laboratories Inc | Hillside, NJ | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| GEL Laboratories LLC | Charleston, SC | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Geochemical Testing | Somerset, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| H & H Water Controls Inc | Carmichaels, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Hampton - Clarke Inc. | Fairfield, NJ | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| HawkMtn Labs Inc | Hazle Township, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Laboratory, Analytical and Biological Services, Inc | New Oxford, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| M. J. Reider Associates Inc | Reading, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Maryland Spectral Services, Inc. | Halethorpe, MD | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Microbac Laboratories Inc Marietta Division | Marietta, OH | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Microbac Laboratories, Inc- Dayville-CT | Dayville, CT | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Microbac Laboratories, Inc. Pittsburgh Division | Warrendale, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| National Testing Laboratories LTD | Ypsilanti, MI | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| NSF International | Ann Arbor, MI | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| PA DEP Bureau of Laboratories | Harrisburg, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Pace Analytical National Center for Testing & Innovation | Mount Juliet, TN | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Pace Analytical Services LLC Ormond Beach FL | Ormond Beach, FL | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Altoona, PA | Altoona, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Madisonville | Madisonille, KY | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Melville, NY | Melville, NY | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis MN | Minneapolis, MN | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Phase Separation Science Inc | Baltimore, MD | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Princeton Analytical Labs | Dunmore, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Pure-Test Laboratory | Myerstown, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| RJ Lee Group, Inc. | Monroeville, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| SGS North America Inc. - Dayton | Dayton, NJ | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Suburban Laboratories/Metiri Group | Geneva, IL | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| Suburban Testing Laboratories, Inc. | Reading, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab | Not on the list |
| American Water Central Laboratory | Belleville, IL | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab Looks like a utility or municipal lab, judging by the name (our label, not the state list) | Not on the list |
| Aqua Pennsylvania, Inc. | Bryn Mawr, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab Looks like a utility or municipal lab, judging by the name (our label, not the state list) | Not on the list |
| Philadelphia Water Department Bureau of Laboratory Services | Philadelphia, PA | Named on the official list | Public samples: ask the lab Looks like a utility or municipal lab, judging by the name (our label, not the state list) | Not on the list |
How the Pennsylvania list marks public samples (whole list). Not stated in the report.
Before you send a sample, call the lab to confirm it is currently certified for the exact test and method, that it accepts samples from homeowners, and how to collect and ship them. Status can change between list updates.
Why test for lead in Pennsylvania
On a private well, lead almost always comes from the metal the water touches on its way to your glass, and corrosive water decides how much. Read our lead explainer.
Prices at Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory (a university lab accredited by PA DEP for drinking water analysis; no effective date printed), as published when checked on 14 Nov 2026. Private certified labs set their own prices.
| Test | Price |
|---|---|
| Aesthetics / Corrosivity plus lead (WD03) | $125 [1] |
| Trace (WD07): Standard plus arsenic, barium, cadmium, chromium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc | $130 [1] |
| Lead, single test | $25 [1] |
About 3,470,761 people in Pennsylvania used private wells in 2015, by the USGS estimate of people on domestic self-supplied water. [2] Federal limits are written for public water systems, not private wells, so testing is up to the owner.
For tests that depend on your home (farms nearby, old plumbing, a new baby), use the which-tests checklist. When results arrive, check your numbers against EPA's limits. State guidance, county data and every lab: Pennsylvania.
Other tests in Pennsylvania
- Penn State Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory, Drinking Water Testing: test packages and individual analyses service fees (no effective date printed)
- USGS, Estimated use of water in the United States, county-level data for 2015 (Dieter et al., ver. 2.0, 2018)
- PA DEP Accredited Labs Report - Drinking Water (chemistry + microbiology) (official list)
- PA DEP Accredited Labs Report - Drinking Water (chemistry) (official list)
PA DEP Accredited Labs Report - Drinking Water (chemistry + microbiology).
Official source