Is St. Louis Park, MN tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving St. Louis Park has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Minnesota’s records.
Saint Louis Park, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 76.2 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. 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 St. Louis Park’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Saint Louis Park
Minnesota · serves 50,010 people · about 37,600 in St. Louis Park
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 76.2 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Minneapolis
Minnesota · serves 425,300 people · about 4,300 in St. Louis Park
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, an average of 94 mg/L (5.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Golden Valley
Minnesota · serves 23,000 people · about 1,900 in St. Louis Park
Nothing in its records is above a 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 Saint Louis Park’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 St. Louis Park
The 3 labs Minnesota certifies closest to St. Louis Park, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
New Hope, MN · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Twin City Water Clinic, Inc.
Hopkins, MN · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN · about 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
Which ZIP codes are in St. Louis Park: 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 St. Louis Park
Other towns in Hennepin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Saint Louis Park’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water