Skip to content
TapBuff
ZIP

Is Greenville, NH tap water safe?

3 utilities serve Greenville, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

2 of the 3 utilities serving Greenville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Greenville Water Dept and Greenville Est Village Dist.

Greenville Water Dept, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 110 ppb, 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 Greenville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Greenville Water Dept’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

Disclosure: TapBuff earns a commission if you buy through some links on this page. It does not change which standard or filter we name. As an Amazon Associate, TapBuff earns from qualifying purchases. How TapBuff makes money

Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Greenville

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 New Hampshire certifies.

The 3 labs New Hampshire certifies closest to Greenville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Nelson Analytical LLC

    Manchester, NH · about 24 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts

    (603) 622-0200

  • Eurofins Derry

    Derry, NH · about 26 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS

    (603) 432-3044

  • Keene City Laboratory

    Swanzey, NH · about 28 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (603) 357-9836

All 63 certified labs for New Hampshire

ZIP codes in Greenville

Which ZIP codes are in Greenville: 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: New Hampshire ELAP, drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.

Near Greenville

Other towns in Hillsborough County with a page of their own.

What to do next