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Is Tylertown, MS tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Tylertown, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Mississippi’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Tylertown has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Mississippi’s records.

Magees Creek W/A - North, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Mississippi’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

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 Tylertown’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Tylertown

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Mississippi certifies.

The lab Mississippi certifies closest to Tylertown, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Bonner Analytical Testing, Inc.

    Hattiesburg, MS · about 44 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (601) 264-2854

Mississippi State Department of Health: Bacteria testing for private wells: apply online, and the department takes a sample from your well and tests it. It does not test for minerals or chemicals. $10 plus a processing fee, invoiced by email. Private Well Sample application, Mississippi State Department of Health.

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ZIP codes in Tylertown

Which ZIP codes are in Tylertown: 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: MSDH, water supply certification: in-state participating labs; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.