Is Aberdeen, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Aberdeen has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
City of Aberdeen, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Washington’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
The water from City of Aberdeen is soft, 22 mg/L (1.3 grains per gallon). How Washington’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 Aberdeen’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Aberdeen
Washington · serves 22,867 people · about 800 in Aberdeen
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, 22 mg/L (1.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Grays Harbor Co Water Dist 2
Washington · serves 5,112 people · about 140 in Aberdeen
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.4 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 56 mg/L (3.3 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hoquiam Water Department
Washington · serves 11,456 people · under 100 in Aberdeen
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, typically 26 mg/L (1.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ocosta Mobile Home Park LLC
Washington · serves 26 people · under 100 in Aberdeen
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.7 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, 72 mg/L (4.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Aberdeen
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Aberdeen, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Grays Harbor County Water Testing Lab
Montesano, WA · about 11 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Olympic Analytical LLC dba Vanguard Laboratory
Olympia, WA · about 39 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Pacific County DCD WQ Laboratory
South Bend, WA · about 41 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Aberdeen: 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: Washington State Department of Ecology, Lab Accreditation Program, environmental laboratories accredited for drinking water analyses; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Aberdeen
Other towns in Grays Harbor County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Aberdeen’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water