Is Foxborough, MA tap water safe?
The short answer
Foxboro Water Department serves Foxborough. In EPA’s and Massachusetts’s records it has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal, and no health-based violation since 2016.
The worst: PFOS at 6.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Foxboro Water Department is soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 32 to 69 mg/L (1.9 to 4 grains per gallon). How Massachusetts’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 Foxboro Water Department’s water.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Water testing near Foxborough
The 3 labs Massachusetts certifies closest to Foxborough, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical LLC-Mansfield-320 Forbes
Mansfield, MA · about 3 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals, PFAS
Matrix Sciences International Inc.
Canton, MA · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria
White Lodge Laboratory
Westwood, MA · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Foxborough
Which ZIP codes are in Foxborough: 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: MassDEP Online Searchable Laboratory Certification Listing, potable water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Foxborough
Other towns in Norfolk County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Foxboro Water Department’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