Is Hilltop, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Hilltop has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records.
McDonald Village PWS, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 21.2 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 Hilltop’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
McDonald Village PWS
Ohio · serves 4,236 people · about 510 in Hilltop
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 21.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Niles City PWS
Ohio · serves 21,961 people · about 320 in Hilltop
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 9.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 McDonald Village PWS’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
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
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
Water testing near Hilltop
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Hilltop, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Mahoning County Board of Health
Youngstown, OH · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria
Cardinal Environmental Lab, LLC
Youngstown, OH · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Portage County Water Resources
Ravenna, OH · about 24 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Hilltop: 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 Hilltop
Other towns in Trumbull County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read McDonald Village PWS’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