Is Reynoldsburg, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Reynoldsburg has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: Columbus Public Water System.
Columbus Public Water System, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 5.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
The water from Columbus Public Water System is moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 98 to 125 mg/L (5.7 to 7.3 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 Reynoldsburg’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Columbus Public Water System
Ohio · serves 1.3 million people · about 20,600 in Reynoldsburg
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 5.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 98 to 125 mg/L (5.7 to 7.3 grains per gallon).
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Reynoldsburg City PWS
Ohio · serves 37,847 people · about 11,300 in Reynoldsburg
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Licking Regional Water District
Ohio · serves 17,818 people · about 1,300 in Reynoldsburg
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: very hard, typically 359 mg/L (21 grains per gallon).
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 Columbus Public Water System’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: PFOA, Lead
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, Lead
Water testing near Reynoldsburg
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Reynoldsburg, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Ohio Department of Agriculture Consumer Protection Laboratory
Reynoldsburg, OH · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Benchmark Environmental Labs, Inc.
Columbus, OH · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
Superior Laboratories
Galloway, OH · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Reynoldsburg
Which ZIP codes are in Reynoldsburg: 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 Reynoldsburg
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Columbus Public Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked 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