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Type your ZIP code. We match it to the water systems that serve it (EPA's own list) and show their PFAS and lithium results from the national UCMR 5 programme, read 2026-10-31.

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Static lookup: nothing you type leaves your browser. 20,768 ZIP codes, 10,313 water systems. A ZIP served by no listed system means the system did not report ZIP codes to EPA, or serves fewer than 3,300 people and was not sampled; check your utility's Consumer Confidence Report instead.

The 100 largest systems

SystemPeople servedPFAS in UCMR 5
New York City SystemNY8,271,000none detected
Los Angeles-City, Dept. of Water & PowerCA3,875,566detected, below MCL
City of Houston, TxTX2,970,543detected, below MCL
ChicagoIL2,721,308none detected
San Antonio Water SystemTX2,643,729detected, below MCL
Mdwasa - Main SystemFL2,377,460above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Washington Suburban Sanitary CommissionMD1,900,000none detected
Phoenix City ofAZ1,695,000detected, below MCL
City of BaltimoreMD1,600,000none detected
Philadelphia Water DepartmentPA1,600,000above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Las Vegas Valley Water DistrictNV1,539,277detected, below MCL
East Bay MudCA1,468,000none detected
San Diego, City ofCA1,408,937detected, below MCL
Dallas Water UtilityTX1,356,479above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Columbus Public Water SystemOH1,309,468above MCL: PFOA
Cleveland Public Water SystemOH1,308,955none detected
Denver Water BoardCO1,287,000detected, below MCL
Charlotte WaterNC1,206,285none detected
Seattle Public UtilitiesWA1,161,961none detected
Fairfax County Water AuthorityVA1,121,613above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
City of Austin Water & WastewaterTX1,115,323above MCL: PFOS
Mo American St Louis St Charles CountiesMO1,111,000detected, below MCL
Suffolk County Water AuthorityNY1,100,000above MCL: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS
AtlantaGA1,089,893detected, below MCL
MetropolitanoPR1,084,637above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
San Jose WaterCA1,039,920above MCL: PFOS
Gwinnett Co. Dept. of Water ResourcesGA975,000none detected
City of Fort WorthTX955,900above MCL: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS
Citizens Water - IndianapolisIN880,345detected, below MCL
Sfpuc City Distribution DivisionCA848,019none detected
Jea Major GridFL826,664detected, below MCL
Aqua Pa Main SystemPA822,600above MCL: PFOA, PFOS, PFNA
Louisville Water CompanyKY806,997above MCL: PFOA
Cincinnati Public Water SystemOH800,000above MCL: PFOS
Suez Water New Jersey HackensackNJ792,713above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Nashville Water DeptTN789,969none detected
El Paso Water Utilities Public Service BTX747,168above MCL: PFOS
Dekalb CountyGA743,000none detected
City of Tampa Water DepartmentFL733,886above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Tucson City ofAZ732,906detected, below MCL
Cobb CountyGA695,000detected, below MCL
Pa Amer Water Co-PittsburghPA686,000detected, below MCL
Boston Water and Sewer Commission (Mwra)MA675,647none detected
Palm Beach County Water UtilitiesFL671,114above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Kentucky-American Water CoKY669,042detected, below MCL
Portland Water BureauOR666,200none detected
Metropolitan Utilities DistrictNE660,000detected, below MCL
Eastern Municipal WdCA659,923detected, below MCL
Memphis Light, Gas, & WaterTN659,500none detected
Birmingham Water Works BoardAL653,322detected, below MCL
Raleigh, City ofNC650,000above MCL: PFOS
Oklahoma CityOK644,000detected, below MCL
Detroit City ofMI633,218none detected
D.C. Water and Sewer AuthorityDC632,323none detected
Hnl-Windward-Pearl HarborHI631,389detected, below MCL
Milwaukee WaterworksWI626,000none detected
Nj American Water - RaritanNJ615,430above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Baton Rouge Water CompanyLA596,844detected, below MCL
Albuquerque Water SystemNM560,326detected, below MCL
Kansas City PwsMO553,295detected, below MCL
City of FresnoCA545,970above MCL: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS
Orlando Utilities Commission (7 Wps)FL536,466none detected
Aurora City ofCO533,407detected, below MCL
City of Sacramento MainCA527,979above MCL: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS
McwaNY525,262detected, below MCL
Pittsburgh Water & Sewer AuthPA520,000none detected
Hcpud/South-CentralFL515,012above MCL: PFOS
Pinellas County UtilitiesFL506,353none detected
Water District 1 of Johnson CoKS490,000detected, below MCL
Long Beach-City, Water Dept.CA466,772detected, below MCL
Mesa City ofAZ466,000detected, below MCL
Colorado Springs UtilitiesCO464,111detected, below MCL
Irvine Ranch Water DistrictCA450,323detected, below MCL
Tacoma Water Division City ofWA446,245detected, below MCL
Truckee Meadows Water AuthorityNV442,000above MCL: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS
Virginia Beach, City ofVA437,994none detected
North Fulton CountyGA434,517none detected
Greenville Water (2310001)SC426,057none detected
MinneapolisMN425,300none detected
Regional Water AuthorityCT418,900above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
City of ArlingtonTX413,955above MCL: PFOS
TulsaOK413,000none detected
Newport News, City ofVA407,300above MCL: PFOS
Wichita, City ofKS395,699detected, below MCL
Saint Paul Regional Water ServicesMN392,529none detected
Winston-Salem, City ofNC391,900none detected
Metropolitan District CommissionCT390,887none detected
Chesterfield Co Central Water SystemVA389,897none detected
Salt Lake City Water SystemUT383,612above MCL: PFOS, PFHxS
Nj American Water - Coastal NorthNJ377,613above MCL: PFOA
North Las Vegas UtilitiesNV376,515detected, below MCL
Vancouver City ofWA373,047above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Central Arkansas WaterAR368,455none detected
Toledo, City ofOH360,000none detected
Columbia City of (Sc4010001)SC354,068above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
Aquarion Water Co of Ct-Main SystemCT351,756above MCL: PFOA, PFOS
City of AnaheimCA350,254above MCL: PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS
OcwaNY350,000none detected
St Petersburg, City ofFL349,979none detected
Manatee County Utilities DeptFL347,800none detected

How to read this

UCMR 5 sampled every public water system serving more than 3,300 people (and a sample of smaller ones) for 29 PFAS and lithium between 2023 and 2025. We show, per system, the number of samples, the detections, and the single highest value against the 2024 federal limits. A detection below the limit is information, not an alarm; a value above the limit in one sample is a measurement, not a violation. The utility's own report and a test from your tap are the two closer sources.

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