Is Ramtown, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Ramtown has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: NJ American Water - Coastal North.
NJ American Water - Coastal North, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.5 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 Ramtown’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
NJ American Water - Coastal North
New Jersey · serves 377,613 people · about 2,000 in Ramtown
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 2 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Brick Township Mua
New Jersey · serves 81,829 people · about 420 in Ramtown
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 10 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 NJ American Water - Coastal North’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Ramtown
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Ramtown, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
E Runyon T/A Aquatic Services
Howell, NJ · under a mile
Lyons Environmental Services LLC
Neptune, NJ · about 8 miles
ALS Environmental - Toms River
Toms River, NJ · about 10 miles
ZIP codes in Ramtown
Which ZIP codes are in Ramtown: 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 Ramtown
Other towns in Monmouth County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read NJ American Water - Coastal North’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