Is Port Angeles East, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Port Angeles East 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 Port Angeles, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from City of Port Angeles is soft, 47 mg/L (2.7 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 Port Angeles East’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Port Angeles
Washington · serves 28,067 people · about 370 in Port Angeles East
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft, 47 mg/L (2.7 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Port Angeles Composite
Washington · serves 8,872 people · about 300 in Port Angeles East
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Arsenic at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: soft to hard depending on the source, 52 to 176 mg/L (3.1 to 10.3 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 City of Port Angeles’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Port Angeles East
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Port Angeles East, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Clallam County Environmental Laboratory
Port Angeles, WA · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Spectra Laboratories - Kitsap, LLC
Poulsbo, WA · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Eurofins EPK Built Environment Testing, LLC
Seattle, WA · about 48 miles
Certified for bacteria, asbestos
ZIP codes in Port Angeles East
Which ZIP codes are in Port Angeles East: 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 Port Angeles East
Other towns in Clallam County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Port Angeles’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water