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Georgia Drinking Water Quality & Testing Directory

Comprehensive EPA compliance records, water testing guidelines, and city rankings covering all 964 ZIP codes across Georgia

Quick Summary: Is Tap Water Safe in Georgia?

Drinking water in Georgia receives an average composite safety score of 75.1/100 based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Act records. Approximately 27% of monitored ZIP codes earn an "A" grade. Water sources are 53% surface water and 47% groundwater, resulting in Hard to Very Hard mineral hardness across the state.

Total ZIP Codes

964

Health Violations (5yr)

550

Statewide Avg Score

75.1/100

High Lead Risk Areas

19.4%

Overview: Drinking Water in Georgia

Drinking water quality in Georgia averages a composite safety score of 75.1/100 across its 964 monitored ZIP codes. Approximately 27% of ZIP codes in the state receive an "A" grade, while 0% receive an "F" grade. Environmental standards are enforced by Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

Surface Water

53%

of ZIP codes

Total Violations

4,530

5-year record

Grade A ZIPs

263

27% of state

Grade F ZIPs

0

0% of state

Water Quality Grade Distribution in Georgia

How do Georgia's 964 ZIP codes stack up by water quality grade?

A
263 ZIP codes27%
B
333 ZIP codes35%
C
275 ZIP codes29%
D
93 ZIP codes10%
F
0 ZIP codes0%

Popular Cities in Georgia

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

Atlanta

99 ZIPs

C

Macon

21 ZIPs

B

Savannah

19 ZIPs

B

Augusta

15 ZIPs

B

Marietta

14 ZIPs

C

Columbus

14 ZIPs

A

Athens

10 ZIPs

B

Decatur

9 ZIPs

B

Albany

9 ZIPs

A

Valdosta

7 ZIPs

C

Norcross

6 ZIPs

C

Lawrenceville

6 ZIPs

C

Alpharetta

5 ZIPs

D

Duluth

5 ZIPs

D

Carrollton

5 ZIPs

C

Kennesaw

5 ZIPs

D

Rome

5 ZIPs

B

Gainesville

5 ZIPs

B

Warner Robins

5 ZIPs

A

Brunswick

5 ZIPs

A

Stone Mountain

4 ZIPs

D

Douglasville

4 ZIPs

B

Newnan

4 ZIPs

B

Statesboro

4 ZIPs

B

Dalton

4 ZIPs

B

Jesup

4 ZIPs

A

Thomasville

4 ZIPs

B

Conyers

3 ZIPs

C

Covington

3 ZIPs

C

Cumming

3 ZIPs

B

Roswell

3 ZIPs

D

Smyrna

3 ZIPs

C

Canton

3 ZIPs

B

Jonesboro

3 ZIPs

D

Lagrange

3 ZIPs

B

Peachtree City

3 ZIPs

D

Buford

3 ZIPs

C

Commerce

3 ZIPs

B

Milledgeville

3 ZIPs

C

Waycross

3 ZIPs

A

City A-Z Directory — Georgia

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

A
AbbevilleAcworthAdairsvilleAdelAdrianAileyAlamoAlapahaAlbanyAllenhurstAllentownAlmaAlpharettaAlstonAltoAmbroseAmericusAndersonvilleApplingArabiAragonArgyleArlingtonArmucheeArnoldsvilleAshburnAthensAtlantaAttapulgusAuburnAugustaAustellAveraAvondale EstatesAxson
B
BacontonBainbridgeBaldwinBall GroundBarnesvilleBarneyBartowBarwickBaxleyBellvilleBerlinBethlehemBishopBlackshearBlairsvilleBlakelyBloomingdaleBlue RidgeBlufftonBlytheBogartBolingbrokeBonaireBonevilleBostonBostwickBowdonBowdon JunctionBowersvilleBowmanBox SpringsBraseltonBremenBrinsonBristolBronwoodBrookfieldBrookletBrooksBroxtonBrunswickBuchananBuckheadBuena VistaBufordButlerByromvilleByron
C
CadwellCairoCalhounCalvaryCamakCamillaCanonCantonCarltonCarnesvilleCarrolltonCartersvilleCassvilleCataulaCave SpringCecilCedar SpringsCedartownCentervilleChatsworthChaunceyCherry LogChesterChestnut MountainChickamaugaChulaCiscoClarkdaleClarkesvilleClarkstonClaxtonClaytonClermontClevelandClimaxClinchfieldClyoCobbCobbtownCochranCohuttaColbertColemanCollinsColquittColumbusComerCommerceConcordConleyConyersCoolidgeCoosaCordeleCorneliaCottonCovingtonCrandallCrawfordCrawfordvilleCrescentCullodenCummingCussetaCuthbert
D
DaculaDahlonegaDaisyDallasDaltonDamascusDanielsvilleDanvilleDarienDavisboroDawsonDawsonvilleDe SotoDearingDecaturDemorestDentonDewy RoseDexterDillardDixieDoerunDonalsonvilleDouglasDouglasvilleDoverDry BranchDu PontDublinDudleyDuluth
E
East DublinEast EllijayEastanolleeEastmanEatontonEdenEdisonElbertonElkoEllabellEllavilleEllentonEllenwoodEllerslieEllijayEmersonEnigmaEpworthEsom HillEtonEvansExperiment
F
FairburnFairmountFargoFarmingtonFayettevilleFeltonFitzgeraldFlemingFlintstoneFlovillaFlowery BranchFolkstonForest ParkForsythFort BenningFort GainesFort OglethorpeFort StewartFort ValleyFortsonFowlstownFranklinFranklin SpringsFunston
G
GainesvilleGarfieldGayGenevaGeorgetownGibsonGillsvilleGirardGlennvilleGlenwoodGood HopeGordonGoughGracewoodGrantvilleGrayGraysonGraysvilleGreensboroGreenvilleGriffinGrovetownGuyton
H
HaddockHaganHahiraHamiltonHamptonHaralsonHardwickHarlemHarrisonHartsfieldHartwellHawkinsvilleHazlehurstHelenHelenaHephzibahHiawasseeHigh ShoalsHillsboroHinesvilleHiramHobokenHogansvilleHolly SpringsHomerHomervilleHortenseHoschtonHowardHull
I
IdealIlaIron CityIrwintonIrwinville
J
JacksonJacksonvilleJakinJasperJeffersonJeffersonvilleJekyll IslandJenkinsburgJerseyJesupJewellJonesboroJulietteJunction City
K
KathleenKennesawKeysvilleKings BayKingslandKingstonKiteKnoxville
L
La FayetteLagrangeLake ParkLakelandLakemontLavoniaLawrencevilleLearyLebanonLeesburgLenoxLeslieLexingtonLilburnLillyLincolntonLindaleLithia SpringsLithoniaLizellaLocust GroveLoganvilleLookout MountainLouisvilleLouvaleLovejoyLudowiciLulaLumber CityLumpkinLuthersvilleLyerlyLyons
M
MabletonMaconMadisonManassasManchesterManorMansfieldMarble HillMariettaMarshallvilleMartinMatthewsMaukMaxeysMaysvilleMc CaysvilleMc IntyreMc RaeMcdonoughMeansvilleMeigsMeldrimMenloMeridianMershonMesenaMetterMidlandMidvilleMidwayMilanMilledgevilleMillenMillwoodMilnerMineral BluffMitchellMolenaMonroeMontezumaMonticelloMontroseMoody A F BMorelandMorganMorgantonMorrisMorrowMorvenMoultrieMount AiryMount BerryMount VernonMount ZionMountain CityMurrayvilleMusellaMystic
N
NahuntaNashvilleNaylorNelsonNewbornNewingtonNewnanNewtonNichollsNicholsonNorcrossNorman ParkNorristownNorth MetroNorwoodNunez
O
OakfieldOakmanOakwoodOchlockneeOcillaOconeeOdumOffermanOglethorpeOliverOmahaOmegaOrchard HillOxford
P
PalmettoParrottPattersonPavoPeachtree CityPearsonPelhamPembrokePendergrassPerkinsPerryPine LakePine MountainPine Mountain ValleyPinehurstPineviewPittsPlainsPlainvillePoolerPortalPorterdalePoulanPowder SpringsPrestonPulaskiPutney
Q
Quitman
R
Rabun GapRangerRay CityRayleRebeccaRed OakRedanRegisterReidsvilleRentzResacaRexReynoldsRhineRiceboroRichlandRichmond HillRinconRinggoldRising FawnRiverdaleRobertaRochelleRock SpringRockledgeRockmartRocky FaceRocky FordRomeRoopvilleRossvilleRoswellRoystonRupertRutledgeRydal
S
Saint GeorgeSaint MarysSaint Simons IslandSale CitySandersvilleSapelo IslandSardisSargentSasserSautee NacoocheeSavannahScotlandScottdaleScrevenSea IslandSenoiaSevilleShady DaleShannonSharonSharpsburgShellmanShilohSiloamSilver CreekSmarrSmithvilleSmyrnaSnellvilleSocial CircleSopertonSparksSpartaSpringfieldStapletonStatenvilleStatesboroStathamStephensStillmoreStockbridgeStocktonStone MountainSuchesSugar ValleySummervilleSumnerSunny SideSurrencySuwaneeSwainsboroSycamoreSylvaniaSylvester
T
TalbottonTalking RockTallapoosaTallulah FallsTalmoTarrytownTateTaylorsvilleTempleTenngaTennilleThe RockThomastonThomasvilleThomsonTiftonTigerTignallToccoaToccoa FallsToomsboroTownsendTrentonTrionTuckerTunnel HillTurinTurnervilleTwin CityTy TyTybee IslandTyrone
U
UnadillaUnion CityUnion PointUpatoiUvalda
V
ValdostaVarnellVidaliaViennaVilla Rica
W
WacoWadleyWaleskaWalthourvilleWaresboroWarm SpringsWarner RobinsWarrentonWarthenWarwickWashingtonWatkinsvilleWaverlyWaverly HallWaycrossWaynesboroWaynesvilleWest GreenWest PointWestonWhighamWhiteWhite OakWhite PlainsWhitesburgWildwoodWileyWillacoocheeWilliamsonWinderWinstonWintervilleWoodbineWoodburyWoodlandWoodstockWrayWrensWrightsville
Y
YatesvilleYoung Harris
Z
Zebulon

🏆 Highest Rated ZIP Codes in Georgia

30411Alamo
99/100
A
30421Collins
99/100
A
30449Oliver
99/100
A
30451Pulaski
99/100
A
30455Rocky Ford
99/100
A

⚠ Lowest Rated ZIP Codes in Georgia

30026North Metro
40/100
D
30029North Metro
40/100
D
30048Lilburn
40/100
D
30096Duluth
40/100
D
30098Duluth
40/100
D

Common Drinking Water Contaminants in Georgia

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

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Consumer Confidence Report RuleTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Gross BetaGross AlphaNickelCombined RadiumChlorite

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 — Georgia Drinking Water

Is tap water generally safe to drink in Georgia?+
Yes, for the majority of residents, tap water in Georgia is treated and regulated. However, compliance varies by city. State-wide, 263 ZIP codes receive an "A" grade, while 0 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 Georgia?+
Residents in Georgia can test their tap or well water by contacting laboratories certified by Georgia Environmental Protection Division 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 Georgia?+
The primary issues include managing 550 health-based violations state-wide and resolving infrastructure age. 19.4% 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 Georgia?+
Drinking water in Georgia is regulated by Georgia Environmental Protection Division under a primacy agreement with the U.S. EPA.
Where does Georgia get its drinking water?+
Approximately 53% of monitored areas in Georgia 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 Georgia?+
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 964 ZIP Codes in Georgia

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

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All 964 ZIP codes in Georgia are actively monitored under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.