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Kentucky Drinking Water Quality & Testing Directory

Comprehensive EPA compliance records, water testing guidelines, and city rankings covering all 947 ZIP codes across Kentucky

Quick Summary: Is Tap Water Safe in Kentucky?

Drinking water in Kentucky receives an average composite safety score of 60.6/100 based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Act records. Approximately 1% of monitored ZIP codes earn an "A" grade. Water sources are 86.4% surface water and 13.599999999999994% groundwater, resulting in Moderately Soft to Moderate mineral hardness across the state.

Total ZIP Codes

947

Health Violations (5yr)

241

Statewide Avg Score

60.6/100

High Lead Risk Areas

40.3%

Overview: Drinking Water in Kentucky

Drinking water quality in Kentucky averages a composite safety score of 60.6/100 across its 947 monitored ZIP codes. Approximately 1% of ZIP codes in the state receive an "A" grade, while 0% receive an "F" grade. Environmental standards are enforced by Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection.

Surface Water

86.4%

of ZIP codes

Total Violations

573

5-year record

Grade A ZIPs

14

1% of state

Grade F ZIPs

4

0% of state

Water Quality Grade Distribution in Kentucky

How do Kentucky's 947 ZIP codes stack up by water quality grade?

A
14 ZIP codes1%
B
165 ZIP codes17%
C
412 ZIP codes44%
D
352 ZIP codes37%
F
4 ZIP codes0%

Popular Cities in Kentucky

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

Louisville

66 ZIPs

C

Lexington

39 ZIPs

C

Frankfort

9 ZIPs

C

London

6 ZIPs

B

Covington

5 ZIPs

C

Newport

4 ZIPs

D

Ashland

4 ZIPs

D

Bowling Green

4 ZIPs

C

Owensboro

4 ZIPs

B

Paducah

3 ZIPs

B

Somerset

3 ZIPs

C

La Grange

2 ZIPs

C

Fort Knox

2 ZIPs

D

Shelbyville

2 ZIPs

B

Radcliff

2 ZIPs

B

Shepherdsville

2 ZIPs

F

Nicholasville

2 ZIPs

D

Paris

2 ZIPs

C

Versailles

2 ZIPs

D

Winchester

2 ZIPs

C

Berea

2 ZIPs

B

Danville

2 ZIPs

C

Lancaster

2 ZIPs

B

Richmond

2 ZIPs

C

Corbin

2 ZIPs

B

Erlanger

2 ZIPs

C

Hebron

2 ZIPs

D

Florence

2 ZIPs

B

Pikeville

2 ZIPs

D

Hazard

2 ZIPs

C

Franklin

2 ZIPs

B

Glasgow

2 ZIPs

C

Hopkinsville

2 ZIPs

C

Henderson

2 ZIPs

B

Elizabethtown

2 ZIPs

B

Campbellsville

2 ZIPs

C

Leitchfield

2 ZIPs

B

Bagdad

1 ZIP

B

Bardstown

1 ZIP

B

Bedford

1 ZIP

B

City A-Z Directory — Kentucky

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

A
AberdeenAdairvilleAdamsAdolphusAges BrooksideAlbanyAlexandriaAllenAllensvilleAlmoAlphaAlvatonAnnvilleArgilliteArjayArlingtonArtemusAryAshcampAsherAshlandAuburnAugustaAustinAuxierAvawam
B
BagdadBandanaBannerBarbourvilleBardstownBardwellBarlowBaskettBattletownBaxterBaysBear BranchBeattyvilleBeaumontBeautyBeaverBeaver DamBedfordBee SpringBeech CreekBeech GroveBeechmontBelcherBelfryBellevueBeltonBenhamBentonBereaBerryBethelridgeBethlehemBetsy LayneBeverlyBevinsvilleBig CliftyBig CreekBig LaurelBighillBimbleBlackeyBlaineBledsoeBloomfieldBlue RiverBoazBonnievilleBonnymanBoonevilleBoons CampBostonBowling GreenBradfordsvilleBrandenburgBreedingBremenBrodheadBronstonBrooksBrooksvilleBrowderBrownsvilleBryants StoreBryantsvilleBuckhornBucknerBuffaloBulanBurdineBurginBurkesvilleBurlingtonBurnaBurnsideBushBusyButlerBypro
C
CadizCalhounCaliforniaCalvert CityCalvinCampbellsburgCampbellsvilleCamptonCanadaCane ValleyCaneyvilleCanmerCannel CityCannonCarlisleCarrieCarrolltonCarterCatlettsburgCave CityCawoodCeciliaCenterCentertownCentral CityCeruleanChaplinChappellChaviesClarksonClayClay CityClayholeClearfieldCleatonClermontCliftyClintonClosplintCloverportCoalgoodColdironColumbiaColumbusCombsCorbinCorinthCornettsvilleCorydonCovingtonCoxs CreekCrab OrchardCranksCrayneCrestwoodCrittendenCrockettCroftonCromonaCromwellCub RunCumberlandCunninghamCurdsvilleCusterCynthiana
D
DanaDanvilleDavidDawson SpringsDayhoitDaytonDe MossvilleDeaneDebordDelphiaDemaDennistonDentonDewittDexterDiceDixonDortonDoverDrakeDrakesboroDriftDry RidgeDunbarDundeeDunmorDunnvilleDwaleDwarfDycusburg
E
EarlingtonEast BernstadtEast PointEasternEastviewEastwoodEddyvilleEdmontonEighty EightEkronElizabethtownElizavilleElk HornElkforkElkhorn CityElktonElliottvilleEmersonEminenceEmlynEmmalenaEoliaErlangerErmineEssieEtoileEubankEvartsEwingEzel
F
FairdaleFairfieldFairviewFalconFall RockFalls Of RoughFalmouthFancy FarmFarmersFarmingtonFedscreekFergusonFinchvilleFishervilleFistyFlat LickFlatgapFlatwoodsFlemingsburgFlorenceFords BranchFordsvilleForest HillsFort CampbellFort KnoxFort ThomasFosterFountain RunFourmileFrakesFrankfortFranklinFredoniaFreeburnFrenchburgFt MitchellFulton
G
GamalielGarfieldGarnerGarrardGarrettGarrisonGays CreekGeorgetownGermantownGhentGilbertsvilleGirdlerGlasgowGlencoeGlendaleGlens ForkGlenviewGoose RockGordonGoshenGraceyGradyvilleGrahamGrahnGrand RiversGravel SwitchGrayGray HawkGrays KnobGraysonGreen RoadGreensburgGreenupGreenvilleGrethelGulstonGunlockGustonGuthrie
H
HagerhillHallieHamptonHansonHappyHardinHardinsburgHardyHardyvilleHarlanHarnedHaroldHarrods CreekHarrodsburgHartfordHawesvilleHazardHazelHazel GreenHebronHeidrickHellierHeltonHendersonHerndonHestandHi HatHickmanHickoryHillsboroHillviewHimaHindmanHinkleHisevilleHitchinsHodgenvilleHollandHolmes MillHopeHopkinsvilleHorse BranchHorse CaveHoskinstonHuddyHudsonHueysvilleHulenHustonvilleHyden
I
IndependenceInezIngramIrvineIrvingtonIslandIsomIsonvilleIvel
J
JackhornJacksonJamestownJeffJeffersonvilleJenkinsJeremiahJetsonJonancyJonesvilleJunction City
K
KeatonKeavyKeeneKentonKenvirKettle IslandKevilKimperKings MountainKirkseyKiteKnifleyKnob LickKryptonKuttawa
L
La CenterLa FayetteLa GrangeLackeyLancasterLangleyLatoniaLawrenceburgLebanonLebanon JunctionLeburnLedbetterLeitchfieldLejuniorLetcherLewisburgLewisportLexingtonLibertyLick CreekLilyLineforkLittcarrLivermoreLivingstonLockportLondonLoneLookoutLorettoLost CreekLouisaLouisvilleLovelacevilleLovelyLowesLowmansvilleLoyallLucasLynchLynnville
M
MaceoMackvilleMadisonvilleMagnoliaMajesticMallieMaloneMammoth CaveManchesterManitouMannsvilleMaple MountMarionMarrowboneMarshes SidingMarthaMartinMary AliceMasonMasonic HomeMayfieldMaykingMayslickMaysvilleMazieMc AndrewsMc CarrMc DanielsMc DowellMc HenryMc KeeMc KinneyMc QuadyMc RobertsMeallyMeansMelberMelbourneMelvinMiddleburgMiddlesboroMidwayMilburnMilfordMillersburgMillstoneMillwoodMiltonMinervaMinnieMiracleMistletoeMitchellsburgMizeMonticelloMoorefieldMoreheadMorganfieldMorgantownMorning ViewMortons GapMount EdenMount HermonMount OlivetMount ShermanMount SterlingMount VernonMount WashingtonMousieMouthcardMozelleMuldraughMunfordvilleMurrayMuses MillsMyra
N
NancyNazarethNeboNeonNerinxNew CastleNew ConcordNew HavenNew HopeNew LibertyNewportNicholasvilleNorth MiddletownNortonville
O
Oak GroveOaklandOil SpringsOlatonOlive HillOlmsteadOlympiaOneidaOrlandoOwensboroOwentonOwingsville
P
PaducahPaint LickPaintsvilleParisPark CityParkers LakeParksvillePartridgePathforkPaynevillePellvillePembrokePendletonPerry ParkPerryvillePetersburgPewee ValleyPhelpsPhilpotPhyllisPikevillePilgrimPine KnotPine RidgePine TopPinevillePinsonforkPippa PassesPittsburgPleasurevillePlummers LandingPoolePort RoyalPowderlyPremiumPrestonPrestonsburgPrincetonPrinterProspectProvidencePutney
Q
Quincy
R
RaccoonRadcliffRansomRavenRavennaRaywickRedfoxReedReginaRenfro ValleyReveloReynolds StationRhodeliaRicetownRichmondRineyvilleRiverRoarkRobardsRobinson CreekRochesterRockfieldRockholdsRockhouseRockportRocky HillRogersRosineRoundhillRousseauRowdyRoxanaRoyaltonRumseyRushRussellRussell SpringsRussellville
S
SacramentoSadievilleSaint CatharineSaint CharlesSaint FrancisSaint HelensSaint MarySalemSalt LickSalvisaSalyersvilleSandersSandgapSandy HookSassafrasSaulScalfScience HillScottsvilleScuddySebreeSecoSedaliaSextons CreekSharon GroveSharpsburgShelbianaShelby GapShelbyvilleShepherdsvilleSidneySilerSilver GroveSimpsonvilleSitkaSizerockSladeSlaughtersSlempSmilaxSmith MillsSmithfieldSmithlandSmiths GroveSoldierSomersetSonoraSouth CarrolltonSouth PortsmouthSouth ShoreSouth WilliamsonSpartaSpottsvilleSpringfieldStaffordsvilleStambaughStamping GroundStanfordStantonStanvilleStearnsSteeleStephensportStinnettStoneStoney ForkStopoverStrunkSturgisSullivanSulphurSummer ShadeSummersvilleSweedenSymsonia
T
TatevilleTaylorsvilleTeaberryThelmaThorntonThousandsticksTilineTollesboroTomahawkTompkinsvilleTopmostTotzTramTrentonTrosperTurners StationTutor KeyTyner
U
UlyssesUnionUnion StarUniontownUptonUtica
V
Van LearVanceburgVancleveVarneyVeronaVersaillesVestViccoVincentVine GroveViperVirgie
W
WacoWaddyWalkerWallingfordWallins CreekWaltonWanetaWarbranchWarfieldWarsawWashingtonWater ValleyWaverlyWaylandWaynesburgWebbvilleWebsterWeeksburyWellingtonWendoverWest LibertyWest LouisvilleWest PaducahWest PointWest SomersetWest Van LearWestportWestviewWheatcroftWheelwrightWhickWhite MillsWhite PlainsWhitesburgWhitesvilleWhitley CityWickliffeWildieWillardWilliamsburgWilliamsportWilliamstownWillisburgWilmoreWinchesterWindsorWingoWittensvilleWoodbineWoodburnWoodburyWootonWorthingtonWorthvilleWrigley
Y
YeaddissYerkesYosemite
Z
Zoe

🏆 Highest Rated ZIP Codes in Kentucky

42020Almo
99/100
A
42032Columbus
99/100
A
42088Wingo
99/100
A
42021Arlington
95/100
A
42053Kevil
95/100
A

⚠ Lowest Rated ZIP Codes in Kentucky

40059Prospect
30/100
F
42713Bonnieville
31/100
F
40118Fairdale
35/100
F
40165Shepherdsville
35/100
F
40020Fairfield
40/100
D

Common Drinking Water Contaminants in Kentucky

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

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Consumer Confidence Report RuleStage 2 DBP RuleFecal ColiformChloriteChlorine residualContaminant 0700

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 — Kentucky Drinking Water

Is tap water generally safe to drink in Kentucky?+
Yes, for the majority of residents, tap water in Kentucky is treated and regulated. However, compliance varies by city. State-wide, 14 ZIP codes receive an "A" grade, while 4 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 Kentucky?+
Residents in Kentucky can test their tap or well water by contacting laboratories certified by Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection 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 Kentucky?+
The primary issues include managing 241 health-based violations state-wide and resolving infrastructure age. 40.3% 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 Kentucky?+
Drinking water in Kentucky is regulated by Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection under a primacy agreement with the U.S. EPA.
Where does Kentucky get its drinking water?+
Approximately 86.4% of monitored areas in Kentucky 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 Kentucky?+
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 947 ZIP Codes in Kentucky

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

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All 947 ZIP codes in Kentucky are actively monitored under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.