Is Swedesboro, NJ tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Swedesboro has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Aqua NJ - Woolwich, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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 Swedesboro’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Aqua NJ - Woolwich
New Jersey · serves 6,271 people · about 120 in Swedesboro
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
NJ American Water - Logan
New Jersey · serves 6,650 people · under 100 in Swedesboro
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 4.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Swedesboro Water Department
New Jersey · serves 2,824 people · under 100 in Swedesboro
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Swedesboro
The 3 labs New Jersey certifies closest to Swedesboro, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Aqua Pennsylvania Inc.
Bryn Mawr, PA · about 18 miles
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Pennsauken
Pennsauken, NJ · about 20 miles
Eurofins Built Environment Testing East
Cherry Hill, NJ · about 20 miles
ZIP codes in Swedesboro
Which ZIP codes are in Swedesboro: 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 Swedesboro
Other towns in Gloucester County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Aqua NJ - Woolwich’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water