Is Corydon, IN tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Corydon has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Corydon Water Works, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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 Corydon’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Corydon Water Works
Indiana · serves 5,716 people · under 100 in Corydon
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
South Harrison Water Corporation
Indiana · serves 9,057 people · under 100 in Corydon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Corydon
The 3 labs Indiana certifies closest to Corydon, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Astbury Water Technology, Inc.-Clarksville
Clarksville, IN · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
(812) 282-8481Website: Astbury Water Technology, Inc.-Clarksville
Microbac Laboratories, Inc.-KTL
Louisville, KY · about 24 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Beckmar Environmental Laboratory
Louisville, KY · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Indiana Department of Health laboratory: Test kits for well water: nitrate, fluoride, and arsenic, lead and copper, ordered from the lab and returned by mail. They are open to the public. Nitrate is $10 a sample plus $6.50 shipping per order, fluoride $10 plus shipping, and the arsenic, lead and copper kit $20 plus $6.50 shipping. Water Testing, Indiana Department of Health.
All 81 certified labs for IndianaZIP codes in Corydon
Which ZIP codes are in Corydon: 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: Indiana Department of Health, certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Corydon
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Corydon Water Works’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water