Is Mays Landing, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Mays Landing has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: The Oaks of Weymouth Water Co..
Hamilton Township Mua, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 5.2 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 Mays Landing’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Hamilton Township Mua
New Jersey · serves 21,720 people · about 890 in Mays Landing
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 5.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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The Oaks of Weymouth Water Co.
New Jersey · serves 750 people · under 100 in Mays Landing
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Weymouth Twsp Mua
New Jersey · serves 720 people · under 100 in Mays Landing
Nothing in its records is above a 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 Hamilton Township Mua’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, Lead
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, Lead
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, Lead
Water testing near Mays Landing
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Mays Landing, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Vineland Environmental Laboratories LLC
Vineland, NJ · about 12 miles
Eurofins Philadelphia - Vineland
Vineland, NJ · about 14 miles
South Jersey Water Test LLC
Williamstown, NJ · about 17 miles
ZIP codes in Mays Landing
Which ZIP codes are in Mays Landing: 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 Mays Landing
Other towns in Atlantic County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Hamilton Township Mua’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