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Minnesota Drinking Water Quality & Testing Directory

Comprehensive EPA compliance records, water testing guidelines, and city rankings covering all 1,009 ZIP codes across Minnesota

Quick Summary: Is Tap Water Safe in Minnesota?

Drinking water in Minnesota receives an average composite safety score of 61.7/100 based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Act records. Approximately 0% of monitored ZIP codes earn an "A" grade. Water sources are 20.1% surface water and 79.9% groundwater, resulting in Hard to Very Hard mineral hardness across the state.

Total ZIP Codes

1,009

Health Violations (5yr)

188

Statewide Avg Score

61.7/100

High Lead Risk Areas

67.7%

Overview: Drinking Water in Minnesota

Drinking water quality in Minnesota averages a composite safety score of 61.7/100 across its 1,009 monitored ZIP codes. Approximately 0% of ZIP codes in the state receive an "A" grade, while 1% receive an "F" grade. Environmental standards are enforced by Minnesota Department of Health.

Surface Water

20.1%

of ZIP codes

Total Violations

946

5-year record

Grade A ZIPs

0

0% of state

Grade F ZIPs

9

1% of state

Water Quality Grade Distribution in Minnesota

How do Minnesota's 1,009 ZIP codes stack up by water quality grade?

A
0 ZIP codes0%
B
225 ZIP codes22%
C
508 ZIP codes50%
D
267 ZIP codes26%
F
9 ZIP codes1%

Popular Cities in Minnesota

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

Minneapolis

69 ZIPs

C

Saint Paul

42 ZIPs

D

Monticello

16 ZIPs

C

Duluth

14 ZIPs

B

Maple Plain

11 ZIPs

C

Saint Cloud

11 ZIPs

D

Young America

8 ZIPs

D

Loretto

6 ZIPs

C

Rochester

6 ZIPs

C

Mankato

4 ZIPs

C

Moorhead

4 ZIPs

C

Osseo

3 ZIPs

C

Rockford

3 ZIPs

D

Norwood

3 ZIPs

D

Eden Prairie

3 ZIPs

B

Grand Rapids

3 ZIPs

B

Elko New Market

2 ZIPs

D

Inver Grove Heights

2 ZIPs

C

Stacy

2 ZIPs

B

Stillwater

2 ZIPs

C

Hopkins

2 ZIPs

C

Burnsville

2 ZIPs

C

Howard Lake

2 ZIPs

F

Hibbing

2 ZIPs

D

Virginia

2 ZIPs

B

Waite Park

2 ZIPs

C

Detroit Lakes

2 ZIPs

D

Fergus Falls

2 ZIPs

F

Bemidji

2 ZIPs

B

Afton

1 ZIP

D

Almelund

1 ZIP

D

Bayport

1 ZIP

D

Bethel

1 ZIP

C

Braham

1 ZIP

B

Brook Park

1 ZIP

C

Cambridge

1 ZIP

B

Cannon Falls

1 ZIP

C

Castle Rock

1 ZIP

D

Cedar

1 ZIP

B

Center City

1 ZIP

B

City A-Z Directory — Minnesota

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

A
AdaAdamsAdrianAftonAh Gwah ChingAitkinAkeleyAlbanyAlbert LeaAlbertaAlbertvilleAlbornAldenAldrichAlexandriaAlmelundAlphaAlturaAlvaradoAmboyAndoverAngle InletAngoraAnnandaleAnokaAppletonArcoArgyleArlingtonAshbyAskovAtwaterAudubonAuroraAustinAvocaAvon
B
BabbittBackusBadgerBagleyBalatonBarnesvilleBarnumBarrettBarryBattle LakeBaudetteBaxterBayportBeardsleyBeaver BayBeaver CreekBeckerBejouBelgradeBelle PlaineBellinghamBeltramiBelviewBemidjiBenaBenedictBensonBerthaBethelBig FallsBig LakeBigelowBigforkBingham LakeBirchdaleBird IslandBiwabikBlackduckBlomkestBlooming PrairieBlue EarthBlufftonBockBorupBoveyBowlusBowstringBoydBrahamBrainerdBrandonBreckenridgeBrewsterBricelynBrimsonBrittBrook ParkBrooksBrookstonBrootenBrowervilleBrowns ValleyBrownsdaleBrownsvilleBrowntonBrunoBuckmanBuffaloBuffalo LakeBuhlBurnsvilleBurtrumButterfieldByron
C
CaledoniaCallawayCalumetCambridgeCampbellCanbyCannon FallsCantonCanyonCarlosCarltonCarverCass LakeCastle RockCedarCenter CityCeylonChamplinChandlerChanhassenChaskaChatfieldChisago CityChisholmChokioCircle PinesClara CityClaremontClarissaClarkfieldClarks GroveClear LakeClearbrookClearwaterClementsClevelandClimaxClintonClitherallClontarfCloquetCohassetCokatoCold SpringColeraineCollegevilleCologneComfreyComstockCongerCookCorrellCosmosCottage GroveCottonCottonwoodCourtlandCrane LakeCromwellCrookstonCrosbyCrosslakeCrystal BayCurrieCushingCyrus
D
DakotaDalboDaltonDanubeDanversDarfurDarwinDasselDawsonDaytonDeer CreekDeer RiverDeerwoodDelanoDelavanDennisonDentDetroit LakesDexterDilworthDodge CenterDonaldsonDonnellyDoverDovrayDuluthDumontDundasDunnell
E
Eagle BendEagle LakeEast Grand ForksEastonEchoEden PrairieEden ValleyEdgertonEffieEitzenElbow LakeElginElizabethElk RiverElko New MarketElktonEllendaleEllsworthElmoreElrosaElyElysianEmbarrassEmilyEmmonsErhardErskineEskoEssigEuclidEvansvilleEvelethExcelsiorEyota
F
FairfaxFairmontFaribaultFarmingtonFarwellFederal DamFeltonFergus FallsFertileFifty LakesFinlandFinlaysonFisherFlensburgFlomFloodwoodFoleyForbesForest LakeForestonFort RipleyFosstonFountainFoxhomeFranklinFrazeeFreebornFreeportFrontenacFrostFulda
G
Garden CityGarfieldGarrisonGarvinGaryGatzkeGaylordGenevaGeorgetownGhentGibbonGilbertGilmanGlencoeGlenvilleGlenwoodGlyndonGonvickGood ThunderGoodhueGoodlandGoodridgeGracevilleGranadaGrand MaraisGrand MeadowGrand PortageGrand RapidsGrandyGranite FallsGrasstonGreen IsleGreenbushGreenwaldGrey EagleGrove CityGryglaGully
H
HackensackHallockHalmaHalstadHamburgHamelHamptonHancockHanley FallsHanoverHanskaHardwickHarmonyHarrisHartlandHastingsHawleyHayfieldHaywardHectorHendersonHendricksHendrumHenningHenrietteHermanHeron LakeHewittHibbingHill CityHillmanHillsHinckleyHinesHitterdalHoffmanHokahHoldingfordHollandHollandaleHollowayHolmes CityHolyokeHomerHopeHopkinsHoustonHovlandHoward LakeHoyt LakesHugoHumboldtHuntleyHutchinson
I
IhlenInternational FallsInver Grove HeightsIonaIronIrontonIsabellaIsantiIsleIvanhoe
J
JacksonJacobsonJanesvilleJasperJeffersJenkinsJordan
K
KabetogamaKanaranziKandiyohiKarlstadKasotaKassonKeewatinKelliherKelloggKennedyKennethKensingtonKentKenyonKerkhovenKerrickKettle RiverKiesterKilkennyKimballKinneyKnife River
L
La CrescentLa SalleLafayetteLake BentonLake BronsonLake CityLake CrystalLake ElmoLake GeorgeLake HubertLake LillianLake ParkLake WilsonLakefieldLakelandLakevilleLambertonLancasterLanesboroLansingLaporteLastrupLe CenterLe RoyLe SueurLengbyLeonardLeotaLester PrairieLewistonLewisvilleLindstromLismoreLitchfieldLittle FallsLittleforkLomanLong LakeLong PrairieLongvilleLonsdaleLorettoLowryLucanLutsenLuverneLyleLynd
M
MabelMadeliaMadisonMadison LakeMagnoliaMahnomenMakinenMankatoMantorvilleMaple LakeMaple PlainMapletonMarbleMarcellMargieMariettaMarine On Saint CroixMarshallMaxMayerMaynardMazeppaMc GrathMcgregorMcintoshMeadowlandsMedfordMelroseMelrudeMenahgaMendotaMentorMerrifieldMiddle RiverMilacaMilanMillvilleMilroyMiltonaMinneapolisMinneotaMinnesota CityMinnesota LakeMinnetonkaMinnetonka BeachMizpahMontevideoMontgomeryMonticelloMontroseMoorheadMoose LakeMoraMorganMorrisMorristownMortonMotleyMoundMountain IronMountain LakeMurdock
N
NashuaNashwaukNavarreNaytahwaushNelsonNerstrandNett LakeNevisNew AuburnNew GermanyNew LondonNew MunichNew PragueNew RichlandNew UlmNew York MillsNewfoldenNewportNicolletNielsvilleNisswaNorcrossNorth BranchNorthfieldNorthomeNorthropNorwoodNorwood Young AmericaNoyes
O
Oak IslandOak ParkOdessaOdinOgemaOgilvieOkabenaOkleeOliviaOnamiaOrmsbyOronocoOrrOrtonvilleOsageOsakisOsloOsseoOstranderOttertailOutingOwatonna
P
PalisadePark RapidsParkers PrairiePaynesvillePeasePelican RapidsPembertonPengillyPenningtonPennockPequot LakesPerhamPerleyPetersonPierzPillagerPine CityPine IslandPine RiverPipestonePlainviewPlatoPlummerPonemahPonsfordPorterPrestonPrincetonPrinsburgPrior LakePuposky
R
RacineRandallRandolphRanierRaymondReadingReads LandingRed Lake FallsRed WingRedbyRedlakeRedwood FallsRemerRenvilleRevereRiceRichmondRichvilleRichwoodRochertRochesterRock CreekRockfordRockvilleRogersRollingstoneRooseveltRoscoeRose CreekRoseauRosemountRothsayRound LakeRoyaltonRush CityRushfordRushmoreRussellRuthton
S
SabinSacred HeartSaginawSaint BonifaciusSaint CharlesSaint ClairSaint CloudSaint FrancisSaint HilaireSaint JamesSaint JosephSaint MartinSaint MichaelSaint PaulSaint Paul ParkSaint PeterSaint StephenSaint VincentSalolSanbornSandstoneSantiagoSargeantSartellSauk CentreSauk RapidsSavageSawyerScandiaSchroederSeaforthSearlesSebekaShaferShakopeeShellySherburnShevlinSide LakeSilver BaySilver CreekSilver LakeSlaytonSleepy EyeSolwaySoudanSouth HavenSouth International FallsSouth Saint PaulSpicerSpring GroveSpring LakeSpring ParkSpring ValleySpringfieldSquaw LakeStacyStanchfieldStaplesStarbuckSteenStephenStewartStewartvilleStillwaterStocktonStordenStrandquistStrathconaSturgeon LakeSunburgSwan RiverSwanvilleSwataraSwift
T
TaconiteTalmoonTamarackTaopiTauntonTaylors FallsTenstrikeThief River FallsTintahTofteTowerTracyTrailTrimontTroskyTrumanTwigTwin LakesTwin ValleyTwo HarborsTyler
U
UlenUnderwoodUpsalaUtica
V
VergasVermillionVerndaleVernon CenterVestaVictoriaVikingVillardViningVirginia
W
WabashaWabassoWaconiaWadenaWahkonWaite ParkWaldorfWalkerWalnut GroveWalthamWanamingoWandaWannaskaWarbaWarrenWarroadWarsawWasecaWaskishWatertownWatervilleWatkinsWatsonWaubunWaverlyWayzataWebsterWelchWelcomeWellsWendellWest ConcordWest UnionWestbrookWheatonWhite EarthWillernieWilliamsWillmarWillow RiverWilmontWiltonWindomWingerWinnebagoWinonaWinstedWinthropWintonWirtWolf LakeWolvertonWood LakeWoodstockWorthingtonWrenshallWrightWykoffWyoming
Y
Young America
Z
ZimmermanZumbro FallsZumbrota

🏆 Highest Rated ZIP Codes in Minnesota

55006Braham
83/100
B
55008Cambridge
83/100
B
55012Center City
83/100
B
55014Circle Pines
83/100
B
55038Hugo
83/100
B

⚠ Lowest Rated ZIP Codes in Minnesota

55335Gibbon
33/100
F
55349Howard Lake
33/100
F
55575Howard Lake
33/100
F
56131Fulda
33/100
F
56727Grygla
33/100
F

Common Drinking Water Contaminants in Minnesota

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

LeadBariumGross AlphaChlorine residualGross BetaStage 2 DBP RuleTotal Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

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 — Minnesota Drinking Water

Is tap water generally safe to drink in Minnesota?+
Yes, for the majority of residents, tap water in Minnesota is treated and regulated. However, compliance varies by city. State-wide, 0 ZIP codes receive an "A" grade, while 9 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 Minnesota?+
Residents in Minnesota can test their tap or well water by contacting laboratories certified by Minnesota 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 Minnesota?+
The primary issues include managing 188 health-based violations state-wide and resolving infrastructure age. 67.7% 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 Minnesota?+
Drinking water in Minnesota is regulated by Minnesota Department of Health under a primacy agreement with the U.S. EPA.
Where does Minnesota get its drinking water?+
Approximately 20.1% of monitored areas in Minnesota 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 Minnesota?+
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 1,009 ZIP Codes in Minnesota

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

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All 1,009 ZIP codes in Minnesota are actively monitored under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.