Is Beach Haven, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Beach Haven has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Long Beach Twp Brant Bea, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal. 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 Beach Haven’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Long Beach Twp Brant Bea
New Jersey · serves 25,300 people · about 200 in Beach Haven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Surf City Water Dept
New Jersey · serves 10,000 people · about 110 in Beach Haven
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ship Bottom Water Depart
New Jersey · serves 15,000 people · about 100 in Beach Haven
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Beach Haven Water Dept
New Jersey · serves 20,000 people · under 100 in Beach Haven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Harvey Cedars Water Dept
New Jersey · serves 6,600 people · under 100 in Beach Haven
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 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 Long Beach Twp Brant Bea’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 Beach Haven
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Beach Haven, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Garden State Labs - Jersey Shore Lab
Waretown, NJ · about 18 miles
J.R. Henderson Labs
Beachwood, NJ · about 28 miles
ALS Environmental - Toms River
Toms River, NJ · about 33 miles
ZIP codes in Beach Haven
Which ZIP codes are in Beach Haven: 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: NJDEP Office of Quality Assurance, certified drinking water labs; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Beach Haven
Other towns in Ocean County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Long Beach Twp Brant Bea’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water