Is Kingman, AZ tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 10 utilities serving Kingman have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Foothills Utilities Kingman East, Ranch Water Service Inc and Golden Valley Improvement District.
Kingman Municipal Water, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.9 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 Kingman’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Kingman Municipal Water
Arizona · serves 45,000 people · about 1,300 in Kingman
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Foothills Utilities Kingman East
Arizona · serves 2,538 people · under 100 in Kingman
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Arsenic at 12 ppb, above the legal limit.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Foothills Utilities Kingman West
Arizona · serves 653 people · under 100 in Kingman
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ranch Water Service Inc
Arizona · serves 135 people · under 100 in Kingman
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.5 ppb, above the health goal.
16 health-based violations since 2016
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Valley Pioneers Water Company Inc
Arizona · serves 6,263 people · lists Kingman among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 23.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Golden Valley Improvement District
Arizona · serves 3,950 people · lists Kingman among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 40 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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AZ State Prison - Geo Group - Kingman
Arizona · serves 3,500 people · lists Kingman among the places it serves
3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 22.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Walnut Creek Water Company
Arizona · serves 750 people · lists Kingman among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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So Hi Dwid
Arizona · serves 513 people · lists Kingman among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lake Juniper County Improvement District
Arizona · serves 63 people · lists Kingman among the places it serves
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 8.7 ppb, above the health goal.
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 Kingman Municipal Water’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Water testing near Kingman
The lab Arizona certifies closest to Kingman, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Mohave Environmental Labs
Bullhead City, AZ · about 39 miles
Which ZIP codes are in Kingman: 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: Arizona Department of Health Services, Arizona certified commercial drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Kingman
Other towns in Mohave County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Kingman Municipal Water’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water