Is Spangle, WA tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Spangle has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Washington’s records.
Town of Spangle, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.5 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
The water from Town of Spangle is moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 94 to 123 mg/L (5.5 to 7.2 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 Spangle’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Town of Spangle
Washington · serves 270 people · under 100 in Spangle
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.5 ppb, above the health goal. Hardness: moderately hard to hard depending on the source, 94 to 123 mg/L (5.5 to 7.2 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Upper Columbia Academy
Washington · serves 407 people · based in Spangle
Nothing in its records is above a 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 Town of Spangle’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 Spangle
The 3 labs Washington certifies closest to Spangle, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Spokane
Spokane Valley, WA · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Anatek Labs, Inc - Spokane
Spokane, WA · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Tshimakain Creek Laboratories
Spokane Valley, WA · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Spangle
Which ZIP codes are in Spangle: 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 Spangle
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Spangle’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