Is Goshen, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Goshen have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and New York’s records: Goshen Village and Valley View Ctr for Nursing Care & Rehab.
Goshen Village, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Goshen’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Goshen Village
New York · serves 5,600 people · about 470 in Goshen
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal.
4 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Goshen W.D. #2 (Arcadia Hills)
New York · serves 822 people · under 100 in Goshen
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Valley View Ctr for Nursing Care & Rehab
New York · serves 850 people · under 100 in Goshen
2 results above the legal limit. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 83.5 ppb, above the legal limit.
12 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 Goshen Village’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: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
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: Arsenic, Lead
Water testing near Goshen
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Goshen, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Ocl Analytical Services
Bloomingburg, NY · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Pace Analytical Services, LLC-Newburgh
Newburgh, NY · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Environmental Labworks Inc.
Marlboro, NY · about 24 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Goshen
Which ZIP codes are in Goshen: 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: NYS Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP), drinking water labs, as listed in TNI LAMS; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Goshen
Other towns in Orange County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Goshen Village’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water