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Allentown is breathing 4.3 cigarettes a week

13.6
PM2.5 µg/m³
59
AQI
3.7
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Beacon looks like the better move.40% cleaner air with a verified 2 h 50 min road trip. Rankings balance cleaner air with trip ease.

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Allentown Clean · PM2.5 0–5 Good · 5–9 Elevated · 9–15 Polluted · 15–35 Unhealthy · 35–55 Severe · 55+
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Scranton
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#1ScrantonPM2.5 11.3Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 11.3 µg/m³

A major Pennsylvania city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 11.3 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.3/22 × 7 = 3.6 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

17% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Hawley
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#2HawleyPM2.5 11.3Checking road routesaves 0.7 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 11.3 µg/m³

Gateway to Lake Wallenpaupack in the northern Poconos, with open-lake air and a small stock of inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 11.3 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 11.3/22 × 7 = 3.6 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

17% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Harrisburg
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#3HarrisburgPM2.5 12.6~1 h 40 min drive

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 12.6 µg/m³

A major Pennsylvania city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 12.6 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 12.6/22 × 7 = 4.0 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
7% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Jim Thorpe
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#4Jim ThorpePM2.5 13.6~45 min drive

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 13.6 µg/m³

Victorian mountain town in the Lehigh Gorge, a walkable Poconos base with inns and cool upland air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 13.6 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
White Haven
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#5White HavenPM2.5 13.6Checking road route

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 13.6 µg/m³

Small Poconos-edge town on the Lehigh River gorge, with cabins and rafting-country lodging.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 13.6 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Milford
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#6MilfordPM2.5 13.7~1 h 55 min drive

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 13.7 µg/m³

Poconos plateau town above the upper Delaware, with historic inns and cool, elevated air near the New York line.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 13.7 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 13.7/22 × 7 = 4.4 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
1% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 8:12 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
New York City
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#7New York CityPM2.5 14.8~2 h drive

New York· PM2.5 14.8 µg/m³

A major New York city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 14.8 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 14.8/22 × 7 = 4.7 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Lambertville
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#8LambertvillePM2.5 15.4Checking road route

New Jersey· PM2.5 15.4 µg/m³

Delaware River town of antique shops facing New Hope across the water, a walkable riverside inn scene.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 15.4 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15.4/22 × 7 = 4.9 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
13% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Philadelphia
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#9PhiladelphiaPM2.5 15.8~1 h 15 min drive

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 15.8 µg/m³

A major Pennsylvania city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 15.8 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 15.8/22 × 7 = 5.0 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Allentown

16% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Stroudsburg
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#10StroudsburgPM2.5 16.7~55 min drive

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 16.7 µg/m³

Walkable Poconos gateway town with a full main street of lodging and quick access to higher mountain air.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 16.7 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Allentown

23% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Bushkill
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#11BushkillPM2.5 16.7Checking road route

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 16.7 µg/m³

Poconos hamlet by the Delaware Water Gap's waterfalls, a forested base with cabins and motor lodges.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 16.7 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 16.7/22 × 7 = 5.3 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Allentown

23% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Lancaster
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#12LancasterPM2.5 17.7Checking road route

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 17.7 µg/m³

Amish-country city amid Pennsylvania farmland, with a walkable historic core and a broad hotel base.

Worse air than home. Don't bother.

PM2.5 is 17.7 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 17.7/22 × 7 = 5.6 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

Air is currently worse here than in Allentown

30% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Nyack
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#13NyackPM2.5 7.5Checking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³

Riverside village on the Hudson's Tappan Zee reach, with open-water air and a gallery-lined Main Street.

45% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

45% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Tarrytown
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#14TarrytownPM2.5 7.5Checking road routesaves 1.9 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 7.5 µg/m³

Lower Hudson Valley river town of Sleepy Hollow lore, with wide-river air and a walkable Main Street.

45% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 7.5 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.5/22 × 7 = 2.4 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

6.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

45% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Beacon
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#15BeaconPM2.5 8.2~2 h 50 min drivesaves 1.7 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³

Hudson River arts town below Mount Beacon, with riverside air and a walkable main street of lodging.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.2 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.2/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

40% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Hyde Park
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#16Hyde ParkPM2.5 8.2Checking road routesaves 1.7 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³

Hudson Valley river town of historic estates, with open Hudson River air and a small inn scene.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.2 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.2/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

40% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Cold Spring
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#17Cold SpringPM2.5 8.2~2 h 50 min drivesaves 1.7 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 8.2 µg/m³

Riverfront village facing the Hudson Highlands, with open water and mountain gaps that keep the air moving and a compact stock of inns.

40% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 8.2 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 8.2/22 × 7 = 2.6 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

5.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

40% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Hampton Beach
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#18Hampton BeachPM2.5 3.7Checking road routesaves 3.1 cigs/wk

New Hampshire· PM2.5 3.7 µg/m³

Classic boardwalk beach town on New Hampshire's Atlantic shore, swept by onshore wind, with motels and rentals.

73% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.7 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.7/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

73% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Rye
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#19RyePM2.5 3.7Checking road routesaves 3.1 cigs/wk

New Hampshire· PM2.5 3.7 µg/m³

New Hampshire's short Atlantic coast, with rocky beaches and steady onshore sea air, minutes from Portsmouth.

73% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.7 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.7/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

73% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Kittery
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#20KitteryPM2.5 3.7Checking road routesaves 3.1 cigs/wk

Maine· PM2.5 3.7 µg/m³

Maine's southern gateway on the Piscataqua River mouth, with coastal air and outlet-town lodging.

73% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 3.7 µg/m³ here vs 13.6 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 3.7/22 × 7 = 1.2 here; 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Allentown right now

73% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Observed Jul 27, 7:00 p.m. EDTLast scan Jul 27, 8:27 p.m. EDT · 53 min ago

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What this means · Allentown

Phew.

4.3cigarettes

per week, if this air holds

Act two · The scale

Where today lands

From a crisp horizon to smoke you can taste — here’s your reading on it.

13.6 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good. Clean city air; most people will not notice anything today.
  • 9–15µg/m³Elevated. Usually no big deal today; sensitive lungs may notice hard exercise.
  • 15–35µg/m³Polluted. Smoke or traffic pollution is now worth acting on.
  • 35–55µg/m³Unhealthy. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Severe. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · The fine print

The receipts

What is PM2.5?

Fine particles about 30× thinner than a human hair — small enough to slip through your lungs and into your bloodstream. We measure them inµg/m³: micrograms of particle mass in a cubic metre of air.

The math

PM2.5 here is 13.6 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 13.6/22 × 7 = 4.3 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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