Is Steubenville, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 5 utilities serving Steubenville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Ohio’s records: City of Steubenville and Jefferson Co W and S District - A.
City of Steubenville, which serves the most people here, has 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.
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 Steubenville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Steubenville
Ohio · serves 17,000 people · about 5,500 in Steubenville
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
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Wintersville Village PWS
Ohio · serves 3,924 people · about 860 in Steubenville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jefferson Co W and S District - A
Ohio · serves 2,635 people · about 460 in Steubenville
1 result above the action level and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Copper at 1.6 ppm, above the action level.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jefferson Co W and S District - M
Ohio · serves 13,983 people · under 100 in Steubenville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jefferson Co W&S District - O
Ohio · serves 340 people · under 100 in Steubenville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.6 ppb, above the health goal.
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 City of Steubenville’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), Lead
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), Lead
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), Lead
Water testing near Steubenville
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Steubenville, 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 44 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Canton Water Laboratory
Canton, OH · about 46 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Canton City Health Department
Canton, OH · about 46 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Steubenville: 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 Steubenville
Other towns in Jefferson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Steubenville’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