Is Fruitridge Pocket, CA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Fruitridge Pocket has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and California’s records.
City of Sacramento Main, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 41.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from City of Sacramento Main is soft to very hard depending on the source, 15 to 320 mg/L (0.9 to 18.7 grains per gallon). How California’s water compares.
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 Fruitridge Pocket’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Sacramento Main
California · serves 527,979 people · about 4,100 in Fruitridge Pocket
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 41.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft to very hard depending on the source, 15 to 320 mg/L (0.9 to 18.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cal Am - Fruitridge Vista
California · serves 16,075 people · under 100 in Fruitridge Pocket
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 6.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to very hard depending on the source, 100 to 335 mg/L (5.8 to 19.6 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 City of Sacramento Main’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: PFOS, PFOA, 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: PFOS, PFOA, 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: PFOS, PFOA, Arsenic
Water testing near Fruitridge Pocket
The 3 labs California certifies closest to Fruitridge Pocket, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Bend Genetics LLC
Sacramento, CA · about 3 miles
Continental Water Laboratory
Sacramento, CA · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Sparger Technology, Inc.
Sacramento, CA · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Fruitridge Pocket
Which ZIP codes are in Fruitridge Pocket: 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: California State Water Resources Control Board, ELAP accredited laboratories and their fields of accreditation; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Fruitridge Pocket
Other towns in Sacramento County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Sacramento Main’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water