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Michigan Drinking Water Quality & Testing Directory

Comprehensive EPA compliance records, water testing guidelines, and city rankings covering all 1,167 ZIP codes across Michigan

Quick Summary: Is Tap Water Safe in Michigan?

Drinking water in Michigan receives an average composite safety score of 74.1/100 based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Act records. Approximately 22% of monitored ZIP codes earn an "A" grade. Water sources are 39.6% surface water and 60.4% groundwater, resulting in Hard to Very Hard mineral hardness across the state.

Total ZIP Codes

1,167

Health Violations (5yr)

436

Statewide Avg Score

74.1/100

High Lead Risk Areas

69.7%

Overview: Drinking Water in Michigan

Drinking water quality in Michigan averages a composite safety score of 74.1/100 across its 1,167 monitored ZIP codes. Approximately 22% of ZIP codes in the state receive an "A" grade, while 0% receive an "F" grade. Environmental standards are enforced by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.

Surface Water

39.6%

of ZIP codes

Total Violations

2,609

5-year record

Grade A ZIPs

258

22% of state

Grade F ZIPs

3

0% of state

Water Quality Grade Distribution in Michigan

How do Michigan's 1,167 ZIP codes stack up by water quality grade?

A
258 ZIP codes22%
B
489 ZIP codes42%
C
246 ZIP codes21%
D
171 ZIP codes15%
F
3 ZIP codes0%

Popular Cities in Michigan

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

Detroit

46 ZIPs

B

Grand Rapids

27 ZIPs

B

Lansing

24 ZIPs

B

Flint

17 ZIPs

B

Saginaw

11 ZIPs

B

Kalamazoo

10 ZIPs

C

Ann Arbor

8 ZIPs

C

Warren

7 ZIPs

A

Midland

7 ZIPs

A

Troy

6 ZIPs

B

Southfield

6 ZIPs

B

Dearborn

6 ZIPs

A

Farmington

6 ZIPs

B

Battle Creek

6 ZIPs

D

Muskegon

6 ZIPs

A

Livonia

5 ZIPs

C

Sterling Heights

5 ZIPs

A

Utica

4 ZIPs

A

West Bloomfield

4 ZIPs

B

Pontiac

4 ZIPs

B

Lake Orion

4 ZIPs

B

Bloomfield Hills

4 ZIPs

B

Rochester

4 ZIPs

B

Novi

4 ZIPs

B

East Lansing

4 ZIPs

B

Howell

4 ZIPs

B

Jackson

4 ZIPs

C

Ada

4 ZIPs

B

Traverse City

4 ZIPs

A

Kincheloe

4 ZIPs

A

Clinton Township

3 ZIPs

A

Royal Oak

3 ZIPs

B

Saint Clair Shores

3 ZIPs

C

Waterford

3 ZIPs

B

Clarkston

3 ZIPs

B

Burton

3 ZIPs

B

Bay City

3 ZIPs

B

Mount Pleasant

3 ZIPs

A

Portage

3 ZIPs

C

Holland

3 ZIPs

A

City A-Z Directory — Michigan

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

A
AcmeAdaAddisonAdrianAftonAhmeekAkronAlansonAlbaAlbionAldenAlgerAlgonacAlleganAllenAllen ParkAllendaleAllentonAllouezAlmaAlmontAlpenaAlphaAltoAmasaAnchorvilleAnn ArborApplegateArcadiaArgyleArmadaArnoldAshleyAthensAtlantaAtlantic MineAtlasAtticaAu GresAu TrainAuburnAuburn HillsAugustaAvocaAzalia
B
Bad AxeBaileyBaldwinBancroftBangorBannisterBaragaBarbeauBark RiverBarodaBarrytonBarton CityBathBattle CreekBay CityBay PortBay ShoreBear LakeBeaver IslandBeavertonBedfordBeldingBellaireBellevilleBellevueBelmontBentleyBenton HarborBenzoniaBerglandBerkleyBerrien CenterBerrien SpringsBessemerBeulahBig BayBig RapidsBirch RunBirminghamBitelyBlack RiverBlanchardBlissfieldBloomfield HillsBloomingdaleBoonBoyne CityBoyne FallsBradleyBranchBrantBreckenridgeBreedsvilleBrethrenBridgeportBridgewaterBridgmanBrightonBrimleyBrittonBrohmanBronsonBrooklynBrown CityBruce CrossingBrutusBuchananBuckleyBurlingtonBurnipsBurr OakBurtBurt LakeBurtonByronByron Center
C
CadillacCaledoniaCalumetCamdenCannonsburgCantonCapacCarletonCarneyCaroCarp LakeCarrolltonCarson CityCarsonvilleCascoCasevilleCasnoviaCaspianCass CityCassopolisCedarCedar LakeCedar SpringsCedarvilleCement CityCenter LineCentral LakeCentrevilleCerescoChampionChanningCharlevoixCharlotteChaseChassellChathamCheboyganChelseaChesaningChippewa LakeClareClarklakeClarkstonClarksvilleClawsonClaytonCliffordClimaxClintonClinton TownshipClioCloverdaleCohoctahColdwaterColemanColomaColonColumbiavilleColumbusCominsCommerce TownshipComstockComstock ParkConcordConklinConstantineConwayCooksCoopersvilleCopemishCopper CityCopper HarborCoralCornellCorunnaCovertCovingtonCross VillageCroswellCrystalCrystal FallsCurranCurtisCuster
D
DafterDaggettDansvilleDavisburgDavisonDe Tour VillageDearbornDearborn HeightsDecaturDeckerDeckervilleDeerfieldDeertonDefordDeltonDetroitDewittDexterDimondaleDodgevilleDollar BayDorrDouglasDowagiacDowlingDrayton PlainsDrummond IslandDrydenDundeeDurand
E
EagleEast ChinaEast JordanEast LansingEast LeroyEast TawasEastlakeEastpointeEastportEaton RapidsEau ClaireEben JunctionEckermanEcorseEdenvilleEdmoreEdwardsburgElbertaElk RapidsElktonEllsworthElm HallElmiraElsieElwellEmmettEmpireEngadineErieEscanabaEssexvilleEurekaEvartEwen
F
Fair HavenFairgroveFairviewFalmouthFarmingtonFarwellFelchFennvilleFentonFenwickFerndaleFerrysburgFife LakeFiler CityFilionFlat RockFlintFlushingForestvilleFort GratiotFoster CityFostoriaFountainFowlerFowlervilleFrankenmuthFrankfortFranklinFraserFredericFree SoilFreelandFreeportFremontFrontierFruitportFulton
G
GaastraGagetownGainesGalesburgGalienGardenGarden CityGaylordGeneseeGermfaskGladstoneGladwinGlen ArborGlennGlennieGoblesGoetzvilleGood HartGoodellsGoodrichGould CityGowenGrand BlancGrand HavenGrand JunctionGrand LedgeGrand MaraisGrand RapidsGrandvilleGrantGrass LakeGrawnGraylingGreenbushGreenlandGreenvilleGregoryGrosse IleGrosse PointeGulliverGwinn
H
HadleyHagar ShoresHaleHamburgHamiltonHamtramckHancockHanoverHarbertHarbor BeachHarbor SpringsHarper WoodsHarriettaHarrisHarrisonHarrison TownshipHarrisvilleHarsens IslandHartHartfordHartlandHaslettHastingsHawksHazel ParkHemlockHendersonHermansvilleHerronHerseyHesperiaHesselHickory CornersHiggins LakeHighlandHighland ParkHillmanHillsdaleHollandHollyHoltHoltonHomerHonorHopeHopkinsHortonHoughtonHoughton LakeHoughton Lake HeightsHoward CityHowellHubbard LakeHubbardstonHubbellHudsonHudsonvilleHulbertHuntington Woods
I
IdaIdlewildImlay CityIndian RiverIngallsInksterInterlochenIoniaIron MountainIron RiverIronsIronwoodIshpemingIthaca
J
JacksonJamestownJasperJeddoJenisonJeromeJohannesburgJonesJonesville
K
KalamazooKalevaKalkaskaKawkawlinKearsargeKeego HarborKendallKent CityKewadinKincheloeKindeKingsfordKingsleyKingstonKinross
L
La SalleLachineLacotaLaingsburgLakeLake AnnLake CityLake GeorgeLake LeelanauLake LindenLake OdessaLake OrionLakelandLakesideLakeviewLakevilleLambertvilleLamontLanseLansingLapeerLawrenceLawtonLelandLennonLeonardLeonidasLeroyLeslieLeveringLewistonLexingtonLincolnLincoln ParkLindenLinwoodLitchfieldLittle LakeLivoniaLong LakeLorettoLowellLudingtonLuna PierLuptonLutherLuzerneLyons
M
MacatawaMackinac IslandMackinaw CityMacombMadison HeightsMancelonaManchesterManisteeManistiqueManitou BeachMantonMaple CityMaple RapidsMarcellusMareniscoMarine CityMarionMarletteMarneMarquetteMarshallMartinMarysvilleMasonMass CityMattawanMaybeeMayfieldMayvilleMc BainMc MillanMcbridesMearsMecostaMelvinMelvindaleMemphisMendonMenomineeMerrillMerrittMesickMetamoraMichigammeMichigan CenterMiddletonMiddlevilleMidlandMikadoMilanMilfordMillersburgMillingtonMinden CityMioMohawkMolineMonroeMontagueMontgomeryMontroseMoranMorenciMorleyMorriceMoscowMoshervilleMount ClemensMount MorrisMount PleasantMuirMullett LakeMullikenMungerMunisingMunithMuskegon
N
NadeauNahmaNapoleonNashvilleNational CityNational MineNaubinwayNazarethNegauneeNew BaltimoreNew BostonNew BuffaloNew EraNew HavenNew HudsonNew LothropNew TroyNewaygoNewberryNewportNilesNisulaNorth AdamsNorth BranchNorth StarNorth StreetNorthportNorthvilleNorvellNorwayNottawaNoviNunica
O
Oak ParkOaklandOakleyOdenOkemosOld MissionOlivetOmenaOmerOnawayOnekamaOnondagaOnstedOntonagonOrleansOrtonvilleOscodaOshtemoOsseoOssinekeOtisvilleOtsegoOttawa LakeOtter LakeOvidOwendaleOwossoOxford
P
PainesdalePalmerPalmsPalmyraPaloParadiseParisParmaPaw PawPeckPelkiePellstonPentwaterPerkinsPerrintonPerronvillePerryPetersburgPetoskeyPewamoPickfordPiersonPigeonPinckneyPinconningPittsfordPlainwellPleasant LakePleasant RidgePlymouthPointe Aux PinsPompeiiPontiacPort AustinPort HopePort HuronPort SanilacPortagePortlandPosenPottervillePowersPrescottPresque IslePrudenvillePullman
Q
QuincyQuinnesec
R
RalphRamsayRapid CityRapid RiverRavennaRayReadingRedfordReed CityReeseRemusRepublicRhodesRichlandRichmondRichvilleRigaRiver RougeRiverdaleRiversideRiverviewRives JunctionRochesterRockRockfordRocklandRockwoodRodneyRogers CityRomeoRomulusRoscommonRose CityRosebushRosevilleRothburyRoyal OakRudyardRumelyRuth
S
SaginawSagolaSaint CharlesSaint ClairSaint Clair ShoresSaint HelenSaint IgnaceSaint JohnsSaint JosephSaint LouisSalemSalineSamariaSand CreekSand LakeSanduskySanfordSaranacSaugatuckSault Sainte MarieSawyerSchoolcraftScottsScottvilleSearsSebewaingSeneyShaftsburgShelbyShelbyvilleShepherdSheridanSherwoodShingletonSidnawSidneySilverwoodSix LakesSkandiaSkaneeSmiths CreekSmyrnaSnoverSodusSomersetSomerset CenterSouth BoardmanSouth BranchSouth HavenSouth LyonSouth RangeSouth RockwoodSouthfieldSouthgateSpaldingSpartaSpring ArborSpring LakeSpringportSpruceStambaughStandishStantonStanwoodStephensonSterlingSterling HeightsStevensvilleStockbridgeSturgisSumnerSunfieldSuttons BaySwartz CreekSylvan Beach
T
Tawas CityTaylorTecumsehTekonshaTemperanceThompsonvilleThree OaksThree RiversTiptonToivolaTopinabeeTowerTraverse CityTrenaryTrentonTrout CreekTrout LakeTroyTrufantTurnerTustinTwin LakeTwining
U
UblyUnionUnion CityUnion LakeUnion PierUnionvilleUniversity CenterUtica
V
VandaliaVanderbiltVassarVermontvilleVernonVestaburgVicksburgVulcan
W
WakefieldWaldronWalhallaWalkervilleWallaceWalled LakeWalloon LakeWarrenWashingtonWaterfordWatersWatersmeetWatervlietWattonWaylandWayneWebbervilleWeidmanWellsWellstonWest BloomfieldWest BranchWest OliveWestlandWestonWestphaliaWetmoreWheelerWhite CloudWhite LakeWhite PigeonWhite PineWhitehallWhitmore LakeWhittakerWhittemoreWilliamsburgWilliamstonWillisWilsonWinnWixomWolverineWoodlandWyandotteWyoming
Y
YaleYpsilanti
Z
Zeeland

🏆 Highest Rated ZIP Codes in Michigan

48090Warren
99/100
A
48094Washington
99/100
A
48122Melvindale
99/100
A
48397Warren
99/100
A
48413Bad Axe
99/100
A

⚠ Lowest Rated ZIP Codes in Michigan

49847Hermansville
28/100
F
49016Battle Creek
33/100
F
49018Battle Creek
33/100
F
48115Bridgewater
40/100
D
49014Battle Creek
40/100
D

Common Drinking Water Contaminants in Michigan

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

Stage 2 DBP RuleChloriteStage 1 DBP RuleChlorine residualHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)Consumer Confidence Report RuleBariumContaminant 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 — Michigan Drinking Water

Is tap water generally safe to drink in Michigan?+
Yes, for the majority of residents, tap water in Michigan is treated and regulated. However, compliance varies by city. State-wide, 258 ZIP codes receive an "A" grade, while 3 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 Michigan?+
Residents in Michigan can test their tap or well water by contacting laboratories certified by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy 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 Michigan?+
The primary issues include managing 436 health-based violations state-wide and resolving infrastructure age. 69.7% 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 Michigan?+
Drinking water in Michigan is regulated by Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy under a primacy agreement with the U.S. EPA.
Where does Michigan get its drinking water?+
Approximately 39.6% of monitored areas in Michigan 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 Michigan?+
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 1,167 ZIP Codes in Michigan

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

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All 1,167 ZIP codes in Michigan are actively monitored under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.