Is Browns Mills, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Browns Mills has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Pemberton Twp Dept Main.
Pemberton Twp Dept Main, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.3 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 Browns Mills’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Pemberton Twp Dept Main
New Jersey · serves 12,378 people · about 1,200 in Browns Mills
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.3 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Hilltop Mobile Village
New Jersey · serves 200 people · under 100 in Browns Mills
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Pineview Terrace Incorporated
New Jersey · serves 300 people · under 100 in Browns Mills
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 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 Pemberton Twp Dept Main’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 Browns Mills
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Browns Mills, 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 · about 16 miles
ALS Environmental - Toms River
Toms River, NJ · about 18 miles
J.R. Henderson Labs
Beachwood, NJ · about 18 miles
ZIP codes in Browns Mills
Which ZIP codes are in Browns Mills: 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 Browns Mills
Other towns in Burlington County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Pemberton Twp Dept Main’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water