Is Pinardville, NH tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Pinardville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Goffstown Village Pct and Grasmere Water Pct/Main.
Manchester Water Works, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 5.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Pinardville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Manchester Water Works
New Hampshire · serves 123,500 people · about 2,600 in Pinardville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 5.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Goffstown Village Pct
New Hampshire · serves 3,250 people · about 120 in Pinardville
1 result above the legal limit, 1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 86 ppb, above the action level.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Grasmere Water Pct/Main
New Hampshire · serves 1,125 people · under 100 in Pinardville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Manchester Water Works’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA
Water testing near Pinardville
The 3 labs New Hampshire certifies closest to Pinardville, 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 7 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Eurofins Derry
Derry, NH · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, PFAS
Eurofins Concord
Concord, NH · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Pinardville: 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 Pinardville
Other towns in Hillsborough County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Manchester Water Works’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water