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Virginia Drinking Water Quality & Testing Directory

Comprehensive EPA compliance records, water testing guidelines, and city rankings covering all 1,228 ZIP codes across Virginia

Quick Summary: Is Tap Water Safe in Virginia?

Drinking water in Virginia receives an average composite safety score of 66.2/100 based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Act records. Approximately 15% of monitored ZIP codes earn an "A" grade. Water sources are 68.9% surface water and 31.099999999999994% groundwater, resulting in Moderately Soft to Moderate mineral hardness across the state.

Total ZIP Codes

1,228

Health Violations (5yr)

213

Statewide Avg Score

66.2/100

High Lead Risk Areas

38.7%

Overview: Drinking Water in Virginia

Drinking water quality in Virginia averages a composite safety score of 66.2/100 across its 1,228 monitored ZIP codes. Approximately 15% of ZIP codes in the state receive an "A" grade, while 0% receive an "F" grade. Environmental standards are enforced by Virginia Department of Health.

Surface Water

68.9%

of ZIP codes

Total Violations

1,610

5-year record

Grade A ZIPs

183

15% of state

Grade F ZIPs

2

0% of state

Water Quality Grade Distribution in Virginia

How do Virginia's 1,228 ZIP codes stack up by water quality grade?

A
183 ZIP codes15%
B
272 ZIP codes22%
C
408 ZIP codes33%
D
363 ZIP codes30%
F
2 ZIP codes0%

Popular Cities in Virginia

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

Roanoke

44 ZIPs

C

Richmond

39 ZIPs

A

Arlington

30 ZIPs

B

Norfolk

24 ZIPs

A

Alexandria

23 ZIPs

B

Virginia Beach

20 ZIPs

A

Charlottesville

11 ZIPs

B

Henrico

11 ZIPs

A

Hampton

11 ZIPs

A

Newport News

10 ZIPs

A

Fairfax

9 ZIPs

D

Springfield

9 ZIPs

D

Fredericksburg

9 ZIPs

B

Chesapeake

9 ZIPs

A

Lynchburg

9 ZIPs

B

Suffolk

8 ZIPs

A

Portsmouth

8 ZIPs

A

Manassas

6 ZIPs

B

Herndon

6 ZIPs

C

Reston

6 ZIPs

D

Falls Church

6 ZIPs

C

Mc Lean

6 ZIPs

C

Dulles

5 ZIPs

D

Ashburn

5 ZIPs

B

Sterling

5 ZIPs

D

Merrifield

5 ZIPs

D

Vienna

5 ZIPs

C

Woodbridge

5 ZIPs

B

Bristol

5 ZIPs

C

Leesburg

4 ZIPs

B

Winchester

4 ZIPs

C

Harrisonburg

4 ZIPs

C

Williamsburg

4 ZIPs

A

Yorktown

4 ZIPs

A

Blacksburg

4 ZIPs

C

Martinsville

4 ZIPs

B

Danville

4 ZIPs

C

Centreville

3 ZIPs

D

Chantilly

3 ZIPs

D

Warrenton

3 ZIPs

B

City A-Z Directory — Virginia

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

A
AbingdonAccomacAchillesAftonAlbertaAldieAlexandriaAltavistaAltonAmelia Court HouseAmherstAmissvilleAmmonAmonateAndoverAnnandaleAppalachiaAppomattoxAraratArkArlingtonArodaArringtonArvoniaAshburnAshlandAssawomanAtkinsAtlanticAugusta SpringsAustinvilleAxtonAylett
B
BacovaBancoBandyBarboursvilleBarhamsvilleBarren SpringsBaskervilleBassettBastianBasyeBatesvilleBattery ParkBealetonBeaumontBeaverdamBedfordBeeBelle HavenBelspringBen HurBenaBent MountainBentonvilleBergtonBerryvilleBig IslandBig RockBig Stone GapBirchleafBirdsnestBishopBlacksburgBlackstoneBlackwaterBlairsBlandBloxomBlue GrassBlue RidgeBluefieldBluemontBohannonBoissevainBoones MillBostonBowling GreenBoyceBoydtonBoykinsBraceyBranchvilleBrandy StationBreaksBremo BluffBridgewaterBrightwoodBristolBristowBroad RunBroadfordBroadwayBrodnaxBrookeBrooknealBrownsburgBrucetownBruingtonBuchananBuckinghamBuena VistaBuffalo JunctionBumpassBurgessBurkeBurkes GardenBurkevilleBurr Hill
C
CallandsCallaoCallawayCalvertonCanaCape CharlesCapevilleCapronCardinalCaretCarrolltonCarrsvilleCarsonCartersvilleCasanovaCascadeCastletonCastlewoodCatawbaCatharpinCatlettCedar BluffCenter CrossCentrevilleCeresChamplainChantillyCharles CityCharlotte Court HouseCharlottesvilleChase CityChathamCheckCheritonChesapeakeChesterChester GapChesterfieldChilhowieChincoteague IslandChristchurchChristiansburgChurch RoadChurch ViewChurchvilleClaremontClarksvilleClaudvilleClear BrookClevelandCliffordCliftonClifton ForgeClinchcoClintwoodCloverCloverdaleCluster SpringsCobbs CreekCoeburnColeman FallsColes PointCollinsvilleColonial BeachColonial HeightsColumbiaConcordCopper HillCorbinCourtlandCovesvilleCovingtonCraddockvilleCraigsvilleCreweCridersCrimoraCripple CreekCritzCrockettCross JunctionCrozetCrozierCrystal HillCullenCulpeperCumberland
D
DahlgrenDalevilleDamascusDanteDanvilleDavenportDavis WharfDaytonDeerfieldDelaplaneDeltavilleDendronDewittDhsDiggsDillwynDinwiddieDisputantaDoe HillDogueDolphinDoranDoswellDrakes BranchDraperDrewryvilleDry ForkDrydenDublinDuffieldDugspurDullesDumfriesDundasDungannonDunn LoringDunnsvilleDuttonDyke
E
Eagle RockEarlysvilleEast Stone GapEastvilleEbonyEdinburgEdwardsvilleEgglestonElberonElk CreekElktonElkwoodEllistonEmoryEmporiaEsmontEtlanEvergreenEvingtonEwingExmore
F
FaberFairfaxFairfax StationFairfieldFalls ChurchFalls MillsFancy GapFarmvilleFarnhamFerrumFieldaleFincastleFishers HillFishersvilleFlint HillFloydFordForestFork UnionFort BelvoirFort BlackmoreFort DefianceFort EustisFort LeeFort MitchellFort MonroeFort MyerFort ValleyFosterFranklinFranktownFredericksburgFree UnionFreemanFriesFront RoyalFulks Run
G
GainesvilleGalaxGarrisonvilleGasburgGate CityGlade HillGlade SpringGladstoneGladysGlasgowGlen AllenGlen LynGlen WiltonGloucesterGloucester PointGoldveinGoochlandGoodeGoodviewGordonsvilleGoreGoshenGreat FallsGreen BayGreenbackvilleGreenbushGreenvilleGreenwayGreenwoodGretnaGrimsteadGrottoesGrundyGum SpringGwynn
H
HacksneckHadensvilleHagueHalifaxHalliefordHallwoodHamiltonHampden SydneyHamptonHanoverHarbortonHardyHardyvilleHarrisonburgHartfieldHartwoodHayesHaymarketHaynesvilleHaysiHaywoodHead WatersHeathsvilleHenricoHenryHerndonHillsvilleHiltonsHintonHiwasseeHonakerHoodHopewellHorntownHorsepenHot SpringsHowardsvilleHuddlestonHudginsHumeHuntlyHurleyHurtHustle
I
IndependenceIndian ValleyIron GateIrvingtonIsle Of WightIvanhoeIvorIvy
J
JamaicaJamestownJamesvilleJarrattJavaJeffersontonJenkins BridgeJerseyJetersvilleJewell RidgeJonesville
K
KeelingKeen MountainKeeneKeezletownKellerKenbridgeKents StoreKeokeeKeswickKeysvilleKilmarnockKing And Queen Court HouseKing GeorgeKing WilliamKinsale
L
La CrosseLacey SpringLackeyLadysmithLambsburgLancasterLaneviewLanexaLaurel ForkLawrencevilleLebanonLeesburgLeonLexingtonLightfootLignumLincolnLindenLinvilleLittle PlymouthLivelyLocust DaleLocust GroveLocust HillLocustvilleLong IslandLorettoLortonLottsburgLouisaLovettsvilleLovingstonLow MoorLowryLunenburgLurayLynch StationLynchburgLyndhurst
M
MachipongoMadisonMadison HeightsMaidensManakin SabotManassasMannboroManquinMappsvilleMarionMarionvilleMarkhamMarshallMartinsvilleMaryusMascotMathewsMattaponiMaurertownMavisdaleMax MeadowsMaxieMc ClureMc CoyMc DowellMc GaheysvilleMc KenneyMc LeanMeadows Of DanMeadowviewMearsMechanicsvilleMeherrinMelfaMendotaMeredithvilleMerrifieldMerry PointMiddlebrookMiddleburgMiddletownMidlandMidlothianMilfordMillboroMillers TavernMillwoodMineralMint SpringMitchellsModest TownMolluskMonetaMonroeMontebelloMontereyMontpelierMontpelier StationMontrossMontvaleMoonMoratticoMoseleyMount CrawfordMount HollyMount JacksonMount SidneyMount SolonMount VernonMouth Of WilsonMustoe
N
NarrowsNarunaNassawadoxNathalieNatural BridgeNatural Bridge StationNellysfordNelsonNelsoniaNew CantonNew CastleNew ChurchNew HopeNew KentNew MarketNew PointNew RiverNewbernNewingtonNewportNewport NewsNewsomsNewtownNickelsvilleNindeNokesvilleNoraNorfolkNorgeNorthNorth GardenNorth TazewellNortonNorwoodNottowayNuttsville
O
Oak HallOakparkOaktonOakwoodOccoquanOilvilleOldhamsOnancockOnemoOnleyOpheliaOrangeOrdinaryOriskanyOrkney SpringsOrleanOyster
P
Paeonian SpringsPaint BankPainterPalmyraPamplinParisParksleyParrottPartlowPatrick SpringsPearisburgPembrokePenhookPenn LairdPennington GapPetersburgPhenixPhilomontPilgrims KnobPilotPiney RiverPittsvillePleasant ValleyPocahontasPoquosonPort HaywoodPort RepublicPort RoyalPortsmouthPoundPounding MillPowhatanPrattsPrince GeorgeProspectProvidence ForgePulaskiPungoteaguePurcellville
Q
QuanticoQuicksburgQuinbyQuinqueQuinton
R
RadfordRadiantRandolphRaphineRapidanRappahannock AcademyRavenRawlingsRectortownRed AshRed HouseRed OakRedwoodReedvilleRemingtonRescueRestonRevaRhoadesvilleRiceRich CreekRichardsvilleRichlandsRichmondRidgewayRileyvilleRinerRinggoldRipplemeadRixeyvilleRoanokeRochelleRockbridge BathsRockvilleRocky GapRocky MountRollins ForkRose HillRosedaleRoselandRound HillRoweRubyRuckersvilleRural RetreatRustburgRuther GlenRuthville
S
Saint CharlesSaint PaulSaint Stephens ChurchSalemSaltvilleSaludaSandstonSandy HookSandy LevelSandy PointSanfordSaxeSaxisSchleySchuylerScottsburgScottsvilleSeafordSealstonSeaviewSedleySelmaSevernShacklefordsSharpsShawsvilleShenandoahShipmanShortt GapSingers GlenSkippersSkipwithSmithfieldSomersetSomervilleSouth BostonSouth HillSpartaSpeedwellSpencerSperryvilleSpotsylvaniaSpout SpringSpring GroveSpringfieldStaffordStaffordsvilleStanardsvilleStanleyStanleytownStar TanneryState FarmStauntonSteeles TavernStephens CityStephensonSterlingStevensburgStevensvilleStony CreekStrasburgStratfordStuartStuarts DraftStudleySuffolkSugar GroveSumerduckSurrySusanSussexSutherlandSutherlinSweet BriarSwoopeSwords CreekSyria
T
TangierTannersvilleTappahannockTasleyTazewellTemperancevilleThaxtonThe PlainsThornburgTimbervilleToanoToms BrookToppingTownsendTreviliansTriangleTroutdaleTroutvilleTroyTyro
U
Union HallUnionvilleUniversity Of RichmondUppervilleUrbanna
V
ValentinesVansantVernon HillVeronaVestaVesuviusVictoriaViennaViewtownVillageVillamontVintonVirgilinaVirginia BeachVirginia State University
W
WachapreagueWakeWakefieldWalkertonWallops IslandWardtownWare NeckWarfieldWarm SpringsWarrentonWarsawWashingtonWater ViewWaterfordWattsvilleWaverlyWaynesboroWeber CityWeemsWest AugustaWest McleanWest PointWeyers CaveWhite HallWhite MarshWhite PlainsWhite PostWhite StoneWhitetopWhitewoodWicomicoWicomico ChurchWilliamsburgWilliamsvilleWillisWillis WharfWilsonsWinchesterWindsorWinginaWirtzWiseWithamsWolfordWolftownWoodberry ForestWoodbridgeWoodfordWoodlawnWoods Cross RoadsWoodstockWoodvilleWoolwineWylliesburgWytheville
Y
YaleYorktown
Z
ZacataZuni

🏆 Highest Rated ZIP Codes in Virginia

22320Alexandria
99/100
A
22321Alexandria
99/100
A
22331Alexandria
99/100
A
22332Alexandria
99/100
A
22333Alexandria
99/100
A

⚠ Lowest Rated ZIP Codes in Virginia

24179Vinton
35/100
F
23662Poquoson
37/100
F
20116Marshall
40/100
D
20122Centreville
40/100
D
20130Paris
40/100
D

Common Drinking Water Contaminants in Virginia

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

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Consumer Confidence Report RuleChlorine residualContaminant 0700Gross AlphaNickelGross Beta

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 — Virginia Drinking Water

Is tap water generally safe to drink in Virginia?+
Yes, for the majority of residents, tap water in Virginia is treated and regulated. However, compliance varies by city. State-wide, 183 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 Virginia?+
Residents in Virginia can test their tap or well water by contacting laboratories certified by Virginia 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 Virginia?+
The primary issues include managing 213 health-based violations state-wide and resolving infrastructure age. 38.7% 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 Virginia?+
Drinking water in Virginia is regulated by Virginia Department of Health under a primacy agreement with the U.S. EPA.
Where does Virginia get its drinking water?+
Approximately 68.9% of monitored areas in Virginia 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 Virginia?+
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 1,228 ZIP Codes in Virginia

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All 1,228 ZIP codes in Virginia are actively monitored under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.