Is Pine City, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Pine City has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records: Pine City.
Pine City, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the action level. The worst: Copper at 1.5 ppm, above the action level.
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 Pine City’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Pine City
Minnesota · serves 3,458 people · under 100 in Pine City
1 result above the action level. The worst: Copper at 1.5 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Cross Lake Housing Development
Minnesota · serves 150 people · under 100 in Pine City
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Pokegama Estates Community Well
Minnesota · serves 55 people · under 100 in Pine City
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.0 ppb, above the health goal.
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 Pine City’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 Original Filter (OB60, OB03)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Copper
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: Copper
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Copper
Water testing near Pine City
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to Pine City, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Water Laboratories, Inc.
Elk River, MN · about 47 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Instrumental Research, Inc.
Fridley, MN · about 54 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN · about 61 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Pine City
Which ZIP codes are in Pine City: 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 Pine City
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Pine City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About CopperWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Copper
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water