Is Jacksons' Gap, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Jacksons' Gap has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Alabama’s records.
Jacksons Gap Water Authority, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.43 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Jacksons' Gap’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Jacksons Gap Water Authority
Alabama · serves 7,008 people · about 200 in Jacksons' Gap
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.43 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Alexander City
Alabama · serves 34,005 people · under 100 in Jacksons' Gap
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 0.51 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 28 mg/L (1.6 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Jacksons Gap Water Authority’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Jacksons' Gap
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to Jacksons' Gap, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Alexander City Sugar Creek Laboratory
Alexander City, AL · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Five Star Filter Plant Bacteriological Laboratory
Wetumpka, AL · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria
Environmental Resource Analysts
Auburn, AL · about 32 miles
Certified for bacteria
Alabama Department of Public Health: Bacteria testing for private wells. Call your county health department to have an environmentalist collect the sample, or collect it yourself in a container from the county health department; there may be a collection fee and a testing fee. Well Water, Alabama Department of Public Health.
All 64 certified labs for AlabamaZIP codes in Jacksons' Gap
Which ZIP codes are in Jacksons' Gap: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: ADEM, certified bacteriological, chemical and PFAS drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Jacksons' Gap
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Jacksons Gap Water Authority’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water