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West Virginia Drinking Water Quality & Testing Directory

Comprehensive EPA compliance records, water testing guidelines, and city rankings covering all 855 ZIP codes across West Virginia

Quick Summary: Is Tap Water Safe in West Virginia?

Drinking water in West Virginia receives an average composite safety score of 63.6/100 based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Act records. Approximately 6% of monitored ZIP codes earn an "A" grade. Water sources are 85.1% surface water and 14.900000000000006% groundwater, resulting in Moderately Soft to Moderate mineral hardness across the state.

Total ZIP Codes

855

Health Violations (5yr)

608

Statewide Avg Score

63.6/100

High Lead Risk Areas

58.8%

Overview: Drinking Water in West Virginia

Drinking water quality in West Virginia averages a composite safety score of 63.6/100 across its 855 monitored ZIP codes. Approximately 6% of ZIP codes in the state receive an "A" grade, while 1% receive an "F" grade. Environmental standards are enforced by West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.

Surface Water

85.1%

of ZIP codes

Total Violations

8,169

5-year record

Grade A ZIPs

50

6% of state

Grade F ZIPs

6

1% of state

Water Quality Grade Distribution in West Virginia

How do West Virginia's 855 ZIP codes stack up by water quality grade?

A
50 ZIP codes6%
B
212 ZIP codes25%
C
336 ZIP codes39%
D
251 ZIP codes29%
F
6 ZIP codes1%

Popular Cities in West Virginia

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

Charleston

47 ZIPs

A

Huntington

40 ZIPs

B

Morgantown

7 ZIPs

C

Martinsburg

6 ZIPs

C

Parkersburg

5 ZIPs

B

Clarksburg

4 ZIPs

B

Beckley

3 ZIPs

B

Mineral Wells

3 ZIPs

B

Princeton

2 ZIPs

C

White Sulphur Springs

2 ZIPs

C

Mount Hope

2 ZIPs

C

Fairmont

2 ZIPs

B

Lashmeet

1 ZIP

D

Matoaka

1 ZIP

D

Montcalm

1 ZIP

D

Nemours

1 ZIP

D

Rock

1 ZIP

C

Wolfe

1 ZIP

B

Welch

1 ZIP

C

Anawalt

1 ZIP

C

Avondale

1 ZIP

B

Bartley

1 ZIP

C

Berwind

1 ZIP

A

Big Sandy

1 ZIP

B

Bradshaw

1 ZIP

A

Brenton

1 ZIP

C

Clear Fork

1 ZIP

B

Coal Mountain

1 ZIP

A

Cucumber

1 ZIP

B

Cyclone

1 ZIP

B

Bluefield

1 ZIP

D

Athens

1 ZIP

B

Beeson

1 ZIP

D

Bramwell

1 ZIP

B

Bud

1 ZIP

C

Covel

1 ZIP

D

Freeman

1 ZIP

B

Herndon

1 ZIP

C

Hiawatha

1 ZIP

C

Kegley

1 ZIP

D

City A-Z Directory — West Virginia

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

A
AccovilleAdrianAdventAlbrightAldersonAlkolAllen JunctionAlloyAlmaAlum BridgeAlum CreekAmherstdaleAmigoAmmaAnawaltAnmooreAnstedApple GroveArbovaleArnettArnoldsburgArthurdaleArtieAsburyAshfordAshtonAthensAuburnAugustaAuroraAvondale
B
BaisdenBakerBakertonBallardBancroftBarboursvilleBarrackvilleBartleyBartowBaxterBayardBeaverBeckleyBeech BottomBeesonBelingtonBelleBellevilleBelmontBelvaBenwoodBereaBergooBerkeley SpringsBerwindBethanyBeverlyBickmoreBig BendBig CreekBig RunBig SandyBig SpringsBimBirch RiverBlacksvilleBlairBloomeryBloomingroseBlountBlue CreekBluefieldBob WhiteBoltBomontBoomerBorderlandBowdenBradleyBradshawBramwellBranchlandBrandywineBreedenBrentonBretzBridgeportBrohardBruceton MillsBrunoBuckeyeBuckhannonBudBuffaloBunker HillBurlingtonBurnsvilleBurton
C
Cabin CreekCabinsCairoCaldwellCalvinCamdenCamden On GauleyCameronCamp CreekCanneltonCanvasCapon BridgeCapon SpringsCarolinaCassCassvilleCedar GroveCedarvilleCenter PointCeredoChapmanvilleCharles TownCharlestonCharlton HeightsCharmcoChattaroyChaunceyChesterChloeCirclevilleClarksburgClayClear CreekClear ForkClendeninClevelandClothierCoal CityCoal MountainCoaltonColcordColfaxColliersComfortCool RidgeCopenCoraCorinneCostaCottagevilleCovelCowenCoxs MillsCrab OrchardCraigsvilleCrawfordCrawleyCrestonCrumCucumberCullodenCyclone
D
DaileyDallasDaneseDanielsDanvilleDavinDavisDavisvilleDavyDawesDeep WaterDelbartonDellslowDelrayDianaDilleDingessDixieDorothyDothanDrennenDry CreekDrybranchDryforkDuckDunbarDunlowDunmoreDurbin
E
East BankEast LynnEcclesEckmanEdgartonEdmondEglonElbertEleanorElizabethElk GardenElkhornElkinsElkviewEllamoreEllenboroEnterpriseErbaconEskdaleEthelEvansExchange
F
FairdaleFairleaFairmontFairviewFalling RockFalling WatersFanrockFarmingtonFayettevilleFenwickFisherFlat TopFlatwoodsFlemingtonFollansbeeFolsomForest HillFort AshbyFort GayFosterFour StatesFrametownFrankfordFranklinFraziers BottomFreemanFrench CreekFrenchtonFriendly
G
GallagherGallipolis FerryGallowayGandeevilleGap MillsGaryGassawayGauley BridgeGayGenoaGerrardstownGhentGilbertGilboaGivenGladyGlasgowGlenGlen DaleGlen DanielGlen EastonGlen FerrisGlen ForkGlen JeanGlen RogersGlen WhiteGlengaryGlenvilleGlenwoodGordonGormaniaGraftonGrant TownGrantsvilleGranvilleGrassy MeadowsGreat CacaponGreen BankGreen SpringGreen Sulphur SpringsGreenvilleGriffithsvilleGypsy
H
Hacker ValleyHalltownHambletonHamlinHandleyHanoverHansfordHarmanHarperHarpers FerryHarrisvilleHartfordHartsHaywoodHeatersHedgesvilleHelenHelvetiaHendersonHendricksHenlawsonHensleyHepzibahHerndonHernshawHewettHiawathaHicoHigh ViewHillsboroHilltopHintonHoldenHometownHornerHughestonHundredHuntingtonHurricaneHuttonsville
I
IaegerIdamayIkes ForkIndependenceIndoreInstituteInwoodIrelandIsabanItmannIvydale
J
JacksonburgJane LewJeffreyJenkinjonesJesseJoloJosephineJulianJumping BranchJuniorJustice
K
Kanawha FallsKanawha HeadKearneysvilleKegleyKellysvilleKennaKenovaKerensKermitKeslers Cross LanesKeyserKiahsvilleKimballKimberlyKincaidKingmontKingwoodKistlerKopperstonKyle
L
LahmansvilleLakeLanarkLansingLashmeetLavaletteLaylandLe RoyLeft HandLeivasyLenoreLeonLeronaLesageLeslieLesterLetartLevelsLewisburgLibertyLindsideLinnLittle BirchLittletonLizemoresLochgellyLoganLondonLookoutLooneyvilleLoradoLorentzLost CityLost CreekLumberportLyburnLynco
M
MabenMabieMabscottMac ArthurMacfarlanMadisonMaidsvilleMalloryMammothManManningtonMariannaMarlintonMartinsburgMasonMasontownMatewanMathenyMathiasMatoakaMaxweltonMaybeuryMayselMaysvilleMc GrawsMcmechenMeadow BridgeMeadow CreekMeadowbrookMetzMiamiMiddlebourneMidkiffMidwayMilamMill CreekMillstoneMillvilleMillwoodMiltonMindenMineral WellsMoatsvilleMohawkMontana MinesMontcalmMontervilleMontgomeryMontroseMoorefieldMorgantownMoundsvilleMount AltoMount CarbonMount ClareMount GayMount HopeMount LookoutMount NeboMount OliveMount StormMount ZionMullensMundayMyra
N
NallenNaomaNapierNaugatuckNeboNellisNemoursNettieNew CreekNew CumberlandNew HavenNew ManchesterNew MartinsvilleNew MiltonNew RichmondNewburgNewellNewhallNewtonNewtownNimitzNitroNormantownNorth MatewanNorth SpringNorthforkNorton
O
Oak HillOceanaOddOld FieldsOmarOnaOnegoOrgasOrlandoOrmaOsageOttawa
P
Paden CityPagePagetonPalestinePantherParkersburgParsonsPaw PawPaxPaynesvillePeach CreekPecks MillPence SpringsPennsboroPentressPetersburgPeterstownPetroleumPeytonaPhilippiPickensPiedmontPinchPine GrovePinevillePiney ViewPipestemPocaPoint PleasantPointsPond GapPoolPorters FallsPowelltonPrattPremierPrichardPrincePrincetonPrincewickProciousProctorProsperityPullmanPurgitsvillePursglove
Q
Quinwood
R
RachelRacineRaglandRainelleRaleighRangerRansonRavencliffRavenswoodRawlRaysalReaderRed CreekRed HouseRed JacketReedsvilleReedyRenickReynoldsvilleRhodellRichwoodRidgeleyRidgeviewRidgewayRioRipleyRipponRivertonRivesvilleRobsonRockRock CaveRock CreekRock ViewRockportRoderfieldRomneyRonceverteRosedaleRosemontRowlesburgRupert
S
SabineSaint AlbansSaint MarysSalemSalt RockSand ForkSandstoneSandyvilleSarah AnnSaulsvilleSaxonScarbroScott DepotSecondcreekSelbyvilleSeneca RocksSethShady SpringShanksSharplesShenandoah JunctionShepherdstownShinnstonShirleyShoalsShockShort CreekSimonSimpsonSinks GroveSistersvilleSkeltonSlab ForkSlanesvilleSlatyforkSmithburgSmithersSmithfieldSmithvilleSmootSnowshoeSodSophiaSouthsideSpanishburgSpelterSpencerSpring DaleSpringfieldSpurlockvilleSquireStanafordStephensonStollingsSugar GroveSumercoSummersvilleSummit PointSurveyorSuttonSwissSwitchbackSwitzerSylvester
T
TadTalcottTallmansvilleTeaysTerra AltaThomasThorntonThorpeThurmondTiogaTornadoTriadelphiaTroyTunneltonTurtle CreekTwilight
U
UneedaUnionUpper TractUpperglade
V
Valley BendValley GroveValley HeadVanVarneyVerdunvilleVernerVictorViennaVolga
W
WaitevilleWalkerWalkersvilleWallaceWallbackWaltonWanaWarWardensvilleWarriormineWashingtonWaverlyWayneWaysideWebster SpringsWeirtonWelchWellsburgWest ColumbiaWest HamlinWest LibertyWest MilfordWest UnionWestonWharncliffeWhartonWheelingWhite OakWhite Sulphur SpringsWhitesvilleWhitmanWhitmerWidenWilcoeWiley FordWilkinsonWilliamsburgWilliamsonWilliamstownWilsondaleWindsor HeightsWinfieldWinifredeWinonaWolfcreekWolfeWoodvilleWorthingtonWyattWycoWyoming
Y
YawkeyYellow SpringYolyn

🏆 Highest Rated ZIP Codes in West Virginia

25305Charleston
98/100
A
25317Charleston
98/100
A
25324Charleston
98/100
A
25325Charleston
98/100
A
25326Charleston
98/100
A

⚠ Lowest Rated ZIP Codes in West Virginia

25841Flat Top
23/100
F
25071Elkview
35/100
F
25962Rainelle
35/100
F
26261Richwood
36/100
F
25918Shady Spring
38/100
F

Common Drinking Water Contaminants in West Virginia

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

Contaminant 0800Contaminant 0700Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Fecal ColiformConsumer Confidence Report RuleChloriteChlorine residual

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 — West Virginia Drinking Water

Is tap water generally safe to drink in West Virginia?+
Yes, for the majority of residents, tap water in West Virginia is treated and regulated. However, compliance varies by city. State-wide, 50 ZIP codes receive an "A" grade, while 6 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 West Virginia?+
Residents in West Virginia can test their tap or well water by contacting laboratories certified by West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources 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 West Virginia?+
The primary issues include managing 608 health-based violations state-wide and resolving infrastructure age. 58.8% 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 West Virginia?+
Drinking water in West Virginia is regulated by West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources under a primacy agreement with the U.S. EPA.
Where does West Virginia get its drinking water?+
Approximately 85.1% of monitored areas in West 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 West 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 855 ZIP Codes in West Virginia

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

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All 855 ZIP codes in West Virginia are actively monitored under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.