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Arkansas Drinking Water Quality & Testing Directory

Comprehensive EPA compliance records, water testing guidelines, and city rankings covering all 706 ZIP codes across Arkansas

Quick Summary: Is Tap Water Safe in Arkansas?

Drinking water in Arkansas receives an average composite safety score of 76.4/100 based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Act records. Approximately 37% of monitored ZIP codes earn an "A" grade. Water sources are 58.4% surface water and 41.6% groundwater, resulting in Hard to Very Hard mineral hardness across the state.

Total ZIP Codes

706

Health Violations (5yr)

606

Statewide Avg Score

76.4/100

High Lead Risk Areas

43.6%

Overview: Drinking Water in Arkansas

Drinking water quality in Arkansas averages a composite safety score of 76.4/100 across its 706 monitored ZIP codes. Approximately 37% of ZIP codes in the state receive an "A" grade, while 0% receive an "F" grade. Environmental standards are enforced by Arkansas Department of Health.

Surface Water

58.4%

of ZIP codes

Total Violations

1,738

5-year record

Grade A ZIPs

262

37% of state

Grade F ZIPs

2

0% of state

Water Quality Grade Distribution in Arkansas

How do Arkansas's 706 ZIP codes stack up by water quality grade?

A
262 ZIP codes37%
B
205 ZIP codes29%
C
176 ZIP codes25%
D
61 ZIP codes9%
F
2 ZIP codes0%

Popular Cities in Arkansas

Click any city to view ZIP code-level water quality reports

Little Rock

25 ZIPs

A

Fort Smith

13 ZIPs

A

North Little Rock

9 ZIPs

B

Hot Springs National Park

5 ZIPs

C

Pine Bluff

4 ZIPs

A

Benton

4 ZIPs

A

Conway

4 ZIPs

B

Jonesboro

4 ZIPs

A

Fayetteville

4 ZIPs

A

Springdale

4 ZIPs

A

Russellville

4 ZIPs

C

Monticello

3 ZIPs

A

Arkadelphia

3 ZIPs

A

Searcy

3 ZIPs

A

Rogers

3 ZIPs

B

White Hall

2 ZIPs

B

Camden

2 ZIPs

B

El Dorado

2 ZIPs

A

Magnolia

2 ZIPs

A

Hope

2 ZIPs

B

Hot Springs Village

2 ZIPs

A

Oden

2 ZIPs

D

Bryant

2 ZIPs

A

Jacksonville

2 ZIPs

A

West Memphis

2 ZIPs

A

Blytheville

2 ZIPs

A

Forrest City

2 ZIPs

A

Walnut Ridge

2 ZIPs

A

Paragould

2 ZIPs

A

Batesville

2 ZIPs

B

Cherokee Village

2 ZIPs

B

Heber Springs

2 ZIPs

A

Harrison

2 ZIPs

B

Eureka Springs

2 ZIPs

B

Mountain Home

2 ZIPs

B

Timbo

2 ZIPs

D

Norfork

2 ZIPs

C

Bentonville

2 ZIPs

B

Bella Vista

2 ZIPs

B

Van Buren

2 ZIPs

A

City A-Z Directory — Arkansas

Browse water quality reports for every town and city in Arkansas.

A
AdonaAlexanderAliciaAlixAlleeneAlmaAlmyraAlpenaAlpineAltheimerAltusAmagonAmityAntoineArkadelphiaArkansas CityArmorelAsh FlatAshdownAtkinsAubreyAugustaAustinAvoca
B
Bald KnobBanksBarlingBartonBassettBatesvilleBauxiteBayBeardenBeaverBee BranchBeebeBeech GroveBeedevilleBeirneBella VistaBellevilleBen LomondBentonBentonvilleBergmanBerryvilleBexarBig FlatBigelowBiggersBiscoeBismarckBlack OakBlack RockBlevinsBlue MountainBluff CityBlufftonBlythevilleBoard CampBolesBonnerdaleBonoBoonevilleBradfordBradleyBranchBrickeysBriggsvilleBrinkleyBrockwellBrooklandBryantBucknerBull ShoalsBurdette
C
CabotCaddo GapCaldwellCaleCalico RockCalionCamdenCampCanehillCarawayCarlisleCarthageCasaCashCasscoeCave CityCave SpringsCecilCedarvilleCenter RidgeCentertonCentervilleCharlestonCharlotteCherokee VillageCherry ValleyChesterChidesterChoctawClarendonClarkedaleClarkridgeClarksvilleClevelandClintonCoal HillCollege StationColtColumbusCombsComptonConcordConwayCordCorningCotterCotton PlantCoveCoyCrawfordsvilleCrocketts BluffCrossettCrumrodCurtisCushman
D
DamascusDanvilleDardanelleDattoDe QueenDe Valls BluffDe WittDecaturDeerDelaplaineDelawareDelightDellDennardDermottDes ArcDeshaDiamond CityDiazDierksDoddridgeDolphDonaldsonDoverDrascoDriverDumasDyerDyess
E
EarleEdgemontEdmondsonEgyptEl DoradoEl PasoElaineElizabethElkinsElm SpringsEmersonEmmetEnglandEnolaEthelEtowahEudoraEureka SpringsEvansvilleEvening ShadeEverton
F
Fairfield BayFarmingtonFayettevilleFifty SixFisherFlippinFloralFordyceForemanForrest CityFort SmithFoukeFountain HillFoxFranklinFrenchmans BayouFriendshipFulton
G
GamalielGarfieldGarland CityGarnerGassvilleGatewayGenoaGentryGeppGilbertGillettGillhamGilmoreGlencoeGlenwoodGoodwinGoshenGosnellGouldGradyGrannisGrapevineGravellyGravetteGreen ForestGreenbrierGreenlandGreenwayGreenwoodGregoryGriffithvilleGrubbsGuionGurdonGuy
H
HackettHagarvilleHamburgHamptonHardyHarrellHarrietHarrisburgHarrisonHartfordHartmanHarveyHastyHatfieldHattievilleHavanaHaynesHazenHeber SpringsHectorHelenaHendersonHensleyHermitageHethHickory PlainsHickory RidgeHigdenHigginsonHindsvilleHiwasseHolly GroveHopeHoratioHorseshoe BendHot SpringsHot Springs National ParkHot Springs VillageHoustonHoxieHughesHumnokeHumphreyHunterHuntingtonHuntsvilleHuttig
I
IdaImbodenIvan
J
JacksonportJacksonvilleJasperJeffersonJerseyJerusalemJessievilleJohnsonJoinerJones MillJonesboroJudsoniaJunction City
K
KeiserKensettKeoKingslandKingstonKirbyKnobelKnoxville
L
La GrangeLafeLake CityLake VillageLakeviewLamarLambrookLangleyLavacaLawsonLeachvilleLead HillLeolaLepantoLeslieLetonaLewisvilleLexaLincolnLittle RockLittle Rock Air Force BaseLockesburgLocust GroveLondonLonokeLonsdaleLouannLowellLuxoraLynn
M
MabelvaleMadisonMagazineMagnessMagnoliaMalvernMammoth SpringManilaMansfieldMarble FallsMarcellaMariannaMarionMarked TreeMarmadukeMarshallMarvellMaumelleMayflowerMaynardMaysvilleMc CaskillMc CroryMc DougalMc GeheeMc NeilMc RaeMelbourneMellwoodMenaMenifeeMidlandMidwayMineral SpringsMinturnMonetteMonroeMonticelloMontroseMoroMorriltonMorrowMoscowMount HollyMount IdaMount JudeaMount PleasantMount VernonMountain HomeMountain PineMountain ViewMountainburgMulberryMurfreesboro
N
NashvilleNatural DamNew BlaineNew EdinburgNewarkNewhopeNewportNorforkNormanNorphletNorth Little Rock
O
O KeanOak GroveOaklandOarkOdenOgdenOil TroughOkolonaOlaOmahaOneidaOniaOsceolaOxfordOzanOzarkOzone
P
PalestinePangburnParagouldParisParkdaleParkinParksParonParthenonPattersonPea RidgePeach OrchardPearcyPeelPelsorPencil BluffPerryPerryvillePettigrewPickensPiggottPindallPine BluffPinevillePlainviewPleasant GrovePleasant PlainsPlumervillePocahontasPollardPoncaPoplar GrovePortiaPortlandPottsvillePoughkeepsiePowhatanPoyenPrairie GrovePrattsvillePrescottPrimProctorPyatt
Q
Quitman
R
RatcliffRavendenRavenden SpringsRectorRedfieldReydellReynoRisonRivervaleRoeRogersRohwerRolandRomanceRose BudRosieRosstonRoverRoyalRudyRussellRussellville
S
SaffellSageSaint CharlesSaint FrancisSaint JoeSaint PaulSaladoSalemSaratogaScotlandScottScrantonSearcySedgwickSheridanSherrillSherwoodShirleySidneySiloam SpringsSimsSmackoverSmithvilleSnow LakeSolgohachiaSparkmanSpringdaleSpringfieldStampsStar CityState UniversityStephensStoryStrawberryStrongSturkieStuttgartSubiacoSuccessSulphur RockSulphur SpringsSummersSummitSweet HomeSwifton
T
TaylorTexarkanaThidaThorntonTichnorTillarTillyTimboTontitownTraskwoodTrumannTuckerTuckermanTumbling ShoalsTupeloTurnerTurrellTyronza
U
UlmUmpireUniontown
V
Valley SpringsVan BurenVandervoortVanndaleVendorViloniaViolaViolet Hill
W
WabashWabbasekaWalcottWaldenburgWaldoWaldronWalnut RidgeWardWarm SpringsWarrenWashingtonWatsonWeinerWesleyWest ForkWest HelenaWest MemphisWest PointWest RidgeWestern GroveWheatleyWhelen SpringsWhite HallWickesWidemanWidenerWilburnWillifordWillisvilleWilmarWilmotWilsonWiltonWinchesterWinslowWinthropWisemanWitterWitts SpringsWoodsonWoosterWrightWrightsvilleWynne
Y
YellvilleYorktown

🏆 Highest Rated ZIP Codes in Arkansas

71611Pine Bluff
99/100
A
71613Pine Bluff
99/100
A
71656Monticello
99/100
A
71657Monticello
99/100
A
71665Rison
99/100
A

⚠ Lowest Rated ZIP Codes in Arkansas

71662Pickens
33/100
F
71966Oden
35/100
F
72120Sherwood
42/100
D
72554Mammoth Spring
45/100
D
71961Oden
46/100
D

Common Drinking Water Contaminants in Arkansas

The following are common regulated contaminants found in Arkansas drinking water based on EPA violation records. Click any contaminant to learn about EPA safety limits and health effects.

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Chlorine residualConsumer Confidence Report RuleTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Contaminant 0700E. coliFecal ColiformStage 1 DBP Rule

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Level regulations. For the complete list of regulated contaminants and MCLs, see the Water Quality Safety Guide.

Frequently Asked Questions — Arkansas Drinking Water

Is tap water generally safe to drink in Arkansas?+
Yes, for the majority of residents, tap water in Arkansas is treated and regulated. However, compliance varies by city. State-wide, 262 ZIP codes receive an "A" grade, while 2 receive an "F". Search your specific ZIP code to see your local utility's record.
How do I test water quality or well water in Arkansas?+
Residents in Arkansas can test their tap or well water by contacting laboratories certified by Arkansas Department of Health or ordering an EPA-standard laboratory water testing kit. Annual testing is recommended for private wells to test for bacteria, nitrates, and heavy metals.
What are the biggest water quality issues in Arkansas?+
The primary issues include managing 606 health-based violations state-wide and resolving infrastructure age. 43.6% of ZIP codes in the state have a high probability of lead exposure risk due to pre-1986 piping.
Who regulates and enforces drinking water standards in Arkansas?+
Drinking water in Arkansas is regulated by Arkansas Department of Health under a primacy agreement with the U.S. EPA.
Where does Arkansas get its drinking water?+
Approximately 58.4% of monitored areas in Arkansas rely on surface water sources (lakes/rivers), while the rest use groundwater aquifers.
How do I find the official water quality report for my home in Arkansas?+
Search your ZIP code on our site to view data compiled from EPA records, or contact your local utility for their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).
View All 706 ZIP Codes in Arkansas

Browse EPA water quality data for every monitored ZIP code. For faster results, use the search bar above.

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All 706 ZIP codes in Arkansas are actively monitored under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.