Is Lawrenceville, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Lawrenceville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Trenton Water Works.
Trenton Water Works, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 58.8 ppb, above the legal limit.
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 Lawrenceville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Trenton Water Works
New Jersey · serves 217,000 people · about 990 in Lawrenceville
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 58.8 ppb, above the legal limit.
20 health-based violations since 2016
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Aqua NJ - Lawrence
New Jersey · serves 8,655 people · about 520 in Lawrenceville
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 8.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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NJ American Water - Raritan
New Jersey · serves 615,430 people · about 440 in Lawrenceville
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 7.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Trenton Water Works’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Brita Hub Countertop Water Filter System (87340)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), Lead
Water testing near Lawrenceville
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Lawrenceville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Sadat Associates Inc.
Ewing, NJ · about 3 miles
Leco Laboratory
Hamilton, NJ · about 5 miles
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Ewing
Ewing, NJ · about 6 miles
ZIP codes in Lawrenceville
Which ZIP codes are in Lawrenceville: 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 Lawrenceville
Other towns in Mercer County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Trenton Water Works’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water