Is Bordentown, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 3 utilities serving Bordentown have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Bordentown Water Departm, Florence Twp W Dept and Fieldsboro Water Department.
Bordentown Water Departm, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.2 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 Bordentown’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Bordentown Water Departm
New Jersey · serves 15,821 people · about 580 in Bordentown
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.2 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Florence Twp W Dept
New Jersey · serves 11,214 people · under 100 in Bordentown
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 13.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Fieldsboro Water Department
New Jersey · serves 650 people · under 100 in Bordentown
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal.
3 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 Bordentown Water Departm’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 Bordentown
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Bordentown, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Innovative Water Solutions Laboratories
Bordentown, NJ · under a mile
Leco Laboratory
Hamilton, NJ · about 9 miles
Sadat Associates Inc.
Ewing, NJ · about 11 miles
ZIP codes in Bordentown
Which ZIP codes are in Bordentown: 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 Bordentown
Other towns in Burlington County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Bordentown Water Departm’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