Is Sharon, MA tap water safe?
The short answer
Sharon Water Dept serves Sharon. In EPA’s and Massachusetts’s records it has 3 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 15 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Sharon Water Dept is soft to hard depending on the source, 28 to 150 mg/L (1.6 to 8.8 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 Sharon Water Dept’s water.
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PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA, Lead
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA, Lead
Culligan MaxClear Scout Gravity Water Filter (MCS701P)
Dispenser
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Sharon
The 3 labs Massachusetts certifies closest to Sharon, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Matrix Sciences International Inc.
Canton, MA · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria
Pace Analytical LLC-Mansfield-320 Forbes
Mansfield, MA · about 6 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals, PFAS
White Lodge Laboratory
Westwood, MA · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Sharon
Which ZIP codes are in Sharon: 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 Sharon
Other towns in Norfolk County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Sharon Water Dept’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