Is West End-Cobb Town, AL tap water safe?
The short answer
Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O serves West End-Cobb Town. In EPA’s and Alabama’s records it has 1 result above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: Lead at 1.7 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O is moderately hard, 99 mg/L (5.8 grains per gallon). How Alabama’s water compares.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O’s water.
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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 West End-Cobb Town
The 3 labs Alabama certifies closest to West End-Cobb Town, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Guardian Systems
Leeds, AL · about 40 miles
Certified for bacteria
Albertville Bacteriological laboratory
Albertville, AL · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria
Alexander City Sugar Creek Laboratory
Alexander City, AL · about 51 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 West End-Cobb Town
Which ZIP codes are in West End-Cobb Town: 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 West End-Cobb Town
Other towns in Calhoun County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Anniston Alabama, the Wwsb of the City O’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