Is Whitehall, OH tap water safe?
The short answer
Columbus Public Water System serves Whitehall. In EPA’s and Ohio’s records it has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal, and 1 health-based violation since 2016.
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.
Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.
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.
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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 Whitehall
The 3 labs Ohio certifies closest to Whitehall, 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 · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria
Benchmark Environmental Labs, Inc.
Columbus, OH · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria
Superior Laboratories
Galloway, OH · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Whitehall: 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 Whitehall
Other towns in Franklin County 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