Is Oaklyn, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Oaklyn has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Collingswood Water Depar, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 22.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark. A health benchmark is a level EPA screens with, not a 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 Oaklyn’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Collingswood Water Depar
New Jersey · serves 24,500 people · about 2,800 in Oaklyn
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 22.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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NJ American Water - Western
New Jersey · serves 274,291 people · about 1,400 in Oaklyn
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 4.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Haddon Twp Water Departm
New Jersey · serves 11,938 people · about 650 in Oaklyn
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Oaklyn
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Oaklyn, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Pennsauken
Pennsauken, NJ · about 3 miles
Eurofins Built Environment Testing East
Cherry Hill, NJ · about 6 miles
EMSL Analytical Inc.
Cinnaminson, NJ · about 8 miles
ZIP codes in Oaklyn
Which ZIP codes are in Oaklyn: 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 Oaklyn
Other towns in Camden County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Collingswood Water Depar’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About LithiumWhat it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Lithium
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water