Is Mingo Junction, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Mingo Junction have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: Mingo Junction PWS and City of Steubenville.
Mingo Junction PWS, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 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 Mingo Junction’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Mingo Junction PWS
Ohio · serves 3,350 people · about 260 in Mingo Junction
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
3 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Steubenville
Ohio · serves 17,000 people · under 100 in Mingo Junction
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 60.2 ppb, above the legal limit.
4 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 Mingo Junction 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 Mingo Junction
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Mingo Junction, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Ream & Haager Laboratories, Inc.
Dover, OH · about 46 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Canton City Health Department
Canton, OH · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria
Canton Water Laboratory
Canton, OH · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Mingo Junction
Which ZIP codes are in Mingo Junction: 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 Mingo Junction
Other towns in Jefferson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Mingo Junction 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