Is Indianola, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Indianola has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
Indianola Water, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Indianola Water is moderately hard, typically 94 mg/L (5.5 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 Indianola’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Indianola Water
Washington · serves 1,705 people · about 1,400 in Indianola
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.2 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 94 mg/L (5.5 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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North Peninsula
Washington · serves 16,449 people · about 820 in Indianola
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 3.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 60 to 110 mg/L (3.5 to 6.4 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Poulsbo
Washington · serves 18,400 people · about 130 in Indianola
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 5.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard, typically 68 mg/L (3.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Vinland
Washington · serves 4,801 people · under 100 in Indianola
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Silverdale Water Dist 16
Washington · serves 35,163 people · under 100 in Indianola
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 7.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to moderately hard depending on the source, 40 to 98 mg/L (2.3 to 5.7 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 Indianola Water’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Countertop reverse osmosis
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Aquasana SmartFlow Reverse Osmosis (AQ-SFRO2)
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Brondell Capella RC250 Reverse Osmosis System
Under-sink reverse osmosis
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 58NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Arsenic
Water testing near Indianola
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Indianola, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Spectra Laboratories - Kitsap, LLC
Poulsbo, WA · about 4 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins EPK Built Environment Testing, LLC
Seattle, WA · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, asbestos
Alliance Technical Group, LLC-Seattle
Seattle, WA · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals
Which ZIP codes are in Indianola: 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 Indianola
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Indianola Water’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for ArsenicRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best reverse osmosis systems, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water