Is Middleport, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Middleport have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: Middleport Village PWS and Leading Creek Conservancy District.
Middleport Village PWS, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.1 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 Middleport’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Middleport Village PWS
Ohio · serves 2,446 people · about 190 in Middleport
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.1 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Leading Creek Conservancy District
Ohio · serves 6,663 people · under 100 in Middleport
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 7.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Middleport Village PWS’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 Middleport
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Middleport, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Microbac Laboratories, Inc. - Marietta Division
Marietta, OH · about 47 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, PFAS
SafeSource Water Analytics LLC
McConnelsville, OH · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Ohio Department of Agriculture Consumer Protection Laboratory
Reynoldsburg, OH · about 74 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Middleport
Which ZIP codes are in Middleport: 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 Middleport
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Middleport Village PWS’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