Is Hopkins, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Hopkins has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.
Hopkins, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Hopkins’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Hopkins
Minnesota · serves 19,462 people · about 7,700 in Hopkins
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Minnetonka
Minnesota · serves 54,474 people · about 4,800 in Hopkins
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Edina
Minnesota · serves 53,494 people · about 570 in Hopkins
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 17.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
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 Hopkins’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
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: Lead
Water testing near Hopkins
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Hopkins, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Twin City Water Clinic, Inc.
Hopkins, MN · about 1 mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
New Hope, MN · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Tri-City/William Lloyd Analytical Lab
Bloomington, MN · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Hopkins: 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: Minnesota Department of Health, accredited labs in Minnesota accepting drinking water samples from private well users; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Hopkins
Other towns in Hennepin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Hopkins’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water