Is New Lexington, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving New Lexington have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: New Lexington and Northern Perry Co.Water #2.
New Lexington, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 85.4 ppb, above the legal limit.
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 New Lexington’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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New Lexington
Ohio · serves 5,161 people · about 150 in New Lexington
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 85.4 ppb, above the legal limit.
9 health-based violations since 2016
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Northern Perry Co.Water #2
Ohio · serves 1,802 people · under 100 in New Lexington
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.2 ppb, above the health goal.
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 New Lexington’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Brita Hub Countertop Water Filter System (87340)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Water testing near New Lexington
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to New Lexington, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
SafeSource Water Analytics LLC
McConnelsville, OH · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Ohio Department of Agriculture Consumer Protection Laboratory
Reynoldsburg, OH · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria
Coshocton Environmental Testing, LLC
Coshocton, OH · about 41 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in New Lexington
Which ZIP codes are in New Lexington: 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 New Lexington
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read New Lexington’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water