Is Mansfield Center, MA tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Mansfield Center has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Massachusetts’s records: Attleboro Water Dept.
Mansfield Water Division, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 6.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Mansfield Water Division is soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 29 to 74 mg/L (1.7 to 4.3 grains per gallon). How Massachusetts’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 Mansfield Center’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Mansfield Water Division
Massachusetts · serves 21,797 people · about 3,200 in Mansfield Center
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 6.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 29 to 74 mg/L (1.7 to 4.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Attleboro Water Dept
Massachusetts · serves 46,461 people · under 100 in Mansfield Center
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 12 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: soft, typically 41 mg/L (2.4 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Mansfield Water Division’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, Lead
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, Lead
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, Lead
Water testing near Mansfield Center
The 3 labs Massachusetts certifies closest to Mansfield Center, 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 · under a mile
Certified for lead and copper, metals, PFAS
Matrix Sciences International Inc.
Canton, MA · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
White Lodge Laboratory
Westwood, MA · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Mansfield Center
Which ZIP codes are in Mansfield Center: 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 Mansfield Center
Other towns in Bristol County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Mansfield Water Division’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