Is Port Dickinson, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Port Dickinson has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and New York’s records.
City of Binghamton, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 5.5 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 Port Dickinson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Binghamton
New York · serves 47,600 people · about 220 in Port Dickinson
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 3 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOS at 5.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Chenango Consolidated WD #1
New York · serves 9,200 people · about 130 in Port Dickinson
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029, 2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: PFOA at 6.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hillcrest WD #1
New York · serves 2,100 people · under 100 in Port Dickinson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the 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 City of Binghamton’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: PFOS, 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: PFOS, 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: PFOS, PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Port Dickinson
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Port Dickinson, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Microbac New York-Cortland
Cortland, NY · about 32 miles
Certified for bacteria
Community Science Institute, Inc.
Ithaca, NY · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Pace Analytical Services, LLC - Wysox
Wysox, PA · about 37 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Port Dickinson
Which ZIP codes are in Port Dickinson: 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 Port Dickinson
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Binghamton’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked 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