Is Granville South, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Granville South has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: Village of Granville.
Village of Granville, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 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 Granville South’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Village of Granville
Ohio · serves 5,946 people · about 490 in Granville South
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Licking Regional Water District
Ohio · serves 17,818 people · about 230 in Granville South
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 359 mg/L (21 grains per gallon).
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 Village of Granville’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Granville South
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Granville South, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Ohio Department of Agriculture Consumer Protection Laboratory
Reynoldsburg, OH · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
Benchmark Environmental Labs, Inc.
Columbus, OH · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
Superior Laboratories
Galloway, OH · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Granville South: 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: Ohio EPA, laboratories certified/accepted to perform analyses on public drinking water; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Granville South
Other towns in Licking County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Village of Granville’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