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Is Orrville, OH tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Orrville, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Ohio’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Orrville has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records.

Little Chippewa Estates, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Ohio’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

The water from Little Chippewa Estates is moderately hard, 88 mg/L (5.1 grains per gallon). How Ohio’s water compares.

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 Orrville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Orrville

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Ohio certifies.

The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Orrville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Eurofins Cleveland

    Barberton, OH · about 15 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (330) 497-9396

  • Eastern Lab Services, Ltd.

    Medina, OH · about 19 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (330) 670-7920

  • American Analytical Laboratories, Inc.

    Akron, OH · about 20 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (330) 535-1300

All 76 certified labs for Ohio

ZIP codes in Orrville

Which ZIP codes are in Orrville: 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.

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