Is Rockville Centre, NY tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Rockville Centre 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: Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook.
Rockville Centre (V), which serves the most people here, has 3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 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 Rockville Centre’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Rockville Centre (V)
New York · serves 24,700 people · nearly all in Rockville Centre
3 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Liberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook
New York · serves 220,000 people · about 2,900 in Rockville Centre
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 3 results above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 5.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
5 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 Rockville Centre (V)’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: 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: Lead, Arsenic
Water testing near Rockville Centre
The 3 labs New York certifies closest to Rockville Centre, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Nassau County Dept of Health
Hempstead, NY · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Carle Place, NY · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, asbestos
NY Environmental and Analytical Labs Inc.
Port Washington, NY · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper
ZIP codes in Rockville Centre
Which ZIP codes are in Rockville Centre: 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 Rockville Centre
Other towns in Nassau County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Rockville Centre (V)’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water