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Lead Contamination

Lead in Georgia Drinking Water

Ranked by 90th percentile lead level (ppb) · Data from EPA SDWIS & UCMR

378
Cities Tested
9
Exceeds Limit
2%
% Exceeds Limit
2.7 ppb
State Avg
▼ 0% vs national
vs National
303
Health Violations

Lead in Georgia: what the data shows

Georgia has 378 cities with lead monitoring data, with very few cities exceeding the EPA action level of 15 ppb. The state average 90th percentile lead level is 2.7 ppb, compared to 3.3 ppb nationally — better than the national average. 9 cities exceed the 15 ppb action level. High lead levels in tap water typically indicate aging infrastructure — lead service lines, lead solder in older plumbing, or lead-containing brass fixtures. There is no safe level of lead exposure for children. The 90th percentile measurement means that 90% of tap samples in a city are at or below the reported level. This is the standard EPA uses under the Lead and Copper Rule to determine if a water system needs to take corrective action. An NSF 53-certified pitcher or under-sink filter can effectively remove lead at the tap.

Cities exceeding 15 ppb EPA Action Level

Georgia
2%
9 of 378 cities
= Exactly at national rate
National avg
2%
378 of 15681 cities

Lead data across Georgia

Each dot is a city, colored by overall water quality grade. Cities with lead levels above the 15 ppb EPA action level are highlighted. Size reflects population served.

All Georgia cities ranked by lead level

# City Level Level Exceeds? Violations Grade
1 Uvalda 165.0 ppb
Yes 1
D
2 Ocilla 30.5 ppb
Yes 4
C-
3 Alapaha 26.0 ppb
Yes 3
C+
4 Willacoochee 23.0 ppb
Yes 11
D+
5 Newton 21.0 ppb
Yes 1
D+
6 Auburn 20.5 ppb
Yes 11
F
7 Sparta 19.5 ppb
Yes 4
D
8 Franklin Springs 19.0 ppb
Yes 0
B
9 Norcross 16.0 ppb
Yes 0
C
10 Rochelle 13.0 ppb
No 1
B
11 Glenwood 12.5 ppb
No 6
B-
12 Flowery Branch 12.0 ppb
No 0
B+
13 Soperton 11.1 ppb
No 3
A-
14 Kings Bay (U.S. Navy) 11.0 ppb
No 7
B+
15 Fort Stewart 11.0 ppb
No 0
A-
16 Dudley 11.0 ppb
No 0
B-
17 Port Wentworth 10.0 ppb
No 6
D+
18 Wadley 10.0 ppb
No 1
B
19 Dublin 9.7 ppb
No 3
F
20 Pooler 8.1 ppb
No 9
D+
21 Jekyll Island 7.8 ppb
No 2
A
22 Pelham 7.6 ppb
No 10
C-
23 Cochran 7.5 ppb
No 1
B-
24 Pembroke 7.3 ppb
No 0
C-
25 Walthourville 7.0 ppb
No 1
D
26 Green Cove Springs 6.9 ppb
No 2
A-
27 Macon 6.8 ppb
No 3
C+
28 Pavo 6.7 ppb
No 0
B+
29 Woodland 6.7 ppb
No 6
B+
30 Elberton 6.4 ppb
No 1
D+
31 Marshallville 6.1 ppb
No 12
B-
32 Alpharetta 6.0 ppb
No 4
F
33 Social Circle 6.0 ppb
No 3
B
34 Reynolds 6.0 ppb
No 9
C-
35 Athens 5.8 ppb
No 52
F
36 Davisboro 5.7 ppb
No 1
B+
37 Whitesburg 5.7 ppb
No 0
B
38 Decatur 5.5 ppb
No 0
B+
39 Millen 5.4 ppb
No 2
A-
40 Concord 5.4 ppb
No 0
A-
41 Hahira 5.3 ppb
No 36
D
42 Louisville 5.0 ppb
No 2
B+
43 Gibson 4.9 ppb
No 24
D
44 Toccoa Falls 4.8 ppb
No 1
A-
45 Cataula 4.7 ppb
No 2
B
46 Byron 4.7 ppb
No 0
B+
47 Mount Airy 4.5 ppb
No 3
A-
48 Ideal 4.5 ppb
No 1
B
49 Leary 4.4 ppb
No 0
B
50 Thomaston 4.2 ppb
No 15
C+
51 Union City 4.2 ppb
No 12
B-
52 Fairburn 4.2 ppb
No 2
B
53 Hapeville 4.2 ppb
No 3
B
54 Milan 4.2 ppb
No 0
B
55 Bowman 4.1 ppb
No 0
B
56 Chester 4.0 ppb
No 1
A-
57 Kingston 4.0 ppb
No 1
B
58 Americus 3.9 ppb
No 35
F
59 Sea Island 3.9 ppb
No 3
B+
60 Menlo 3.9 ppb
No 1
B
61 Enigma 3.8 ppb
No 1
B-
62 Trenton 3.6 ppb
No 1
B+
63 Yatesville 3.6 ppb
No 0
B
64 Hoboken 3.6 ppb
No 0
A-
65 Lula 3.5 ppb
No 1
B+
66 Lyerly 3.5 ppb
No 0
B+
67 Statenville 3.5 ppb
No 24
D+
68 Rabun Gap 3.5 ppb
No 3
C
69 Sandersville 3.4 ppb
No 2
B
70 Lincolnton 3.4 ppb
No 13
B-
71 Metter 3.4 ppb
No 5
B
72 Thunderbolt 3.4 ppb
No 4
C+
73 Morganton 3.4 ppb
No 1
B
74 Ludowici 3.3 ppb
No 26
D
75 Twin City 3.3 ppb
No 18
D
76 Martinez 3.2 ppb
No 3
B-
77 Flintstone 3.2 ppb
No 0
B
78 Union Point 3.1 ppb
No 8
A-
79 Blairsville 3.0 ppb
No 11
F
80 Folkston 3.0 ppb
No 4
A
81 Nicholson 3.0 ppb
No 3
B
82 Warrenton 3.0 ppb
No 53
D
83 Sparks 3.0 ppb
No 1
A-
84 Mcintyre 3.0 ppb
No 0
A-
85 Ellabell 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
86 Marietta 2.9 ppb
No 5
B+
87 Dawson 2.8 ppb
No 3
A-
88 Jeffersonville 2.8 ppb
No 1
C+
89 Bronwood 2.8 ppb
No 1
B+
90 Ringgold 2.7 ppb
No 11
B-
91 Danielsville 2.7 ppb
No 9
D+
92 Lexington 2.7 ppb
No 33
D
93 Irwinton 2.7 ppb
No 0
B+
94 Emerson 2.7 ppb
No 2
A
95 Meigs 2.7 ppb
No 2
A-
96 Doerun 2.7 ppb
No 2
B-
97 Harrison 2.7 ppb
No 0
B+
98 Smyrna 2.6 ppb
No 0
B+
99 Austell 2.6 ppb
No 1
B+
100 Abbeville 2.6 ppb
No 2
B+
101 Donalsonville 2.6 ppb
No 1
A-
102 Plains 2.6 ppb
No 2
A-
103 Thomson 2.5 ppb
No 28
D
104 Cleveland 2.5 ppb
No 15
F
105 Fort Valley 2.5 ppb
No 0
A
106 Pearson 2.5 ppb
No 1
B
107 Stillmore 2.5 ppb
No 2
C
108 Pitts 2.5 ppb
No 0
A-
109 Funston 2.5 ppb
No 0
A-
110 Homer 2.4 ppb
No 10
C+
111 Colquitt 2.4 ppb
No 3
A-
112 Douglasville 2.3 ppb
No 0
A
113 Saint Simons Island 2.3 ppb
No 7
B-
114 La Fayette 2.3 ppb
No 1
B
115 Ellijay 2.3 ppb
No 9
C+
116 Lavonia 2.3 ppb
No 1
A-
117 Maysville 2.3 ppb
No 17
C-
118 Morven 2.3 ppb
No 1
A-
119 Oxford 2.3 ppb
No 0
B+
120 Sylvester 2.2 ppb
No 5
A-
121 Rock Spring 2.2 ppb
No 2
A-
122 Dexter 2.2 ppb
No 1
A-
123 Tignall 2.2 ppb
No 2
A-
124 Milledgeville 2.1 ppb
No 33
D
125 Oglethorpe 2.1 ppb
No 0
A-
126 Wrens 2.1 ppb
No 1
A-
127 Dillard 2.1 ppb
No 0
B+
128 Sale City 2.1 ppb
No 3
B
129 Moultrie 2.0 ppb
No 5
C-
130 Demorest 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
131 Alamo 2.0 ppb
No 8
A
132 Vienna 2.0 ppb
No 0
A-
133 Rentz 2.0 ppb
No 1
A
134 Boston 2.0 ppb
No 0
A-
135 Pineview 2.0 ppb
No 1
A-
136 Washington 1.9 ppb
No 11
B+
137 Montezuma 1.9 ppb
No 1
A-
138 Gordon 1.9 ppb
No 6
B
139 Warm Springs 1.9 ppb
No 34
B
140 Waverly Hall 1.9 ppb
No 0
D+
141 Brooks 1.9 ppb
No 3
B-
142 Sumner 1.9 ppb
No 3
A-
143 Hartwell 1.8 ppb
No 53
F
144 Hoschton 1.8 ppb
No 3
B+
145 Blakely 1.8 ppb
No 7
C-
146 Rockmart 1.8 ppb
No 0
A
147 Hagan 1.8 ppb
No 1
C
148 Comer 1.8 ppb
No 7
B+
149 Coolidge 1.8 ppb
No 0
A-
150 Conyers 1.7 ppb
No 14
D+
151 East Point 1.7 ppb
No 5
B
152 Leesburg 1.7 ppb
No 7
C-
153 Mcrae 1.7 ppb
No 2
A+
154 Adairsville 1.7 ppb
No 2
A
155 Greensboro 1.7 ppb
No 46
C-
156 Unadilla 1.7 ppb
No 4
A-
157 Wrightsville 1.7 ppb
No 5
A-
158 Pinehurst 1.7 ppb
No 0
A-
159 Woodbine 1.7 ppb
No 2
B-
160 Ochlocknee 1.7 ppb
No 1
B+
161 Villa Rica 1.6 ppb
No 1
B-
162 Clayton 1.6 ppb
No 1
A-
163 Buena Vista 1.6 ppb
No 17
F
164 Zebulon 1.6 ppb
No 0
A-
165 Hazlehurst 1.6 ppb
No 7
C+
166 Ashburn 1.6 ppb
No 0
A-
167 Ellaville 1.6 ppb
No 0
B+
168 Lakeland 1.6 ppb
No 4
B
169 Cusseta 1.6 ppb
No 0
B+
170 Hiram 1.6 ppb
No 2
B+
171 Midville 1.6 ppb
No 1
A-
172 Cadwell 1.6 ppb
No 1
A
173 Kathleen 1.5 ppb
No 0
A-
174 Trion 1.5 ppb
No 2
B-
175 Eastman 1.5 ppb
No 2
A
176 Tybee Island 1.5 ppb
No 1
B+
177 East Dublin 1.5 ppb
No 4
A
178 Lumber City 1.5 ppb
No 1
A-
179 White 1.5 ppb
No 0
B+
180 Columbus 1.4 ppb
No 0
B+
181 Warner Robins 1.4 ppb
No 7
B-
182 Cartersville 1.4 ppb
No 6
B
183 Fort Stewart (U.S. Army) 1.4 ppb
No 6
A
184 Franklin 1.4 ppb
No 11
B-
185 Nashville 1.4 ppb
No 3
A
186 Ball Ground 1.4 ppb
No 1
A-
187 Hamilton 1.4 ppb
No 0
A-
188 Flovilla 1.4 ppb
No 1
A-
189 Sardis 1.4 ppb
No 5
A-
190 Adrian 1.4 ppb
No 1
B
191 Ty Ty 1.4 ppb
No 0
A
192 Temple 1.3 ppb
No 3
B
193 Newnan 1.3 ppb
No 4
B
194 Fayetteville 1.3 ppb
No 19
C
195 Calhoun 1.3 ppb
No 1
B+
196 Centerville 1.3 ppb
No 3
A
197 Martin 1.3 ppb
No 6
B
198 Morgan 1.3 ppb
No 1
A-
199 Baconton 1.3 ppb
No 2
B+
200 Turin 1.3 ppb
No 0
B-
201 Barwick 1.3 ppb
No 1
A
202 Crawfordville 1.3 ppb
No 10
C+
203 College Park 1.2 ppb
No 0
B
204 Woodstock 1.2 ppb
No 1
B+
205 Bainbridge 1.2 ppb
No 17
D+
206 Commerce 1.2 ppb
No 9
A-
207 Madison 1.2 ppb
No 5
B
208 Alma 1.2 ppb
No 1
B+
209 Royston 1.2 ppb
No 0
B+
210 Luthersville 1.2 ppb
No 0
B-
211 Helen 1.2 ppb
No 1
A-
212 Sautee 1.2 ppb
No 15
B+
213 Lenox 1.2 ppb
No 2
A
214 Toomsboro 1.2 ppb
No 3
A
215 Bowersville 1.2 ppb
No 0
B
216 Cumming 1.1 ppb
No 30
F
217 La Grange 1.1 ppb
No 1
B+
218 Hinesville 1.1 ppb
No 24
D
219 Buchanan 1.1 ppb
No 12
C+
220 Barnesville 1.1 ppb
No 10
C
221 Blackshear 1.1 ppb
No 4
B-
222 Nicholls 1.1 ppb
No 0
A-
223 Norman Park 1.1 ppb
No 0
C
224 Richland 1.1 ppb
No 5
B+
225 Canon 1.1 ppb
No 0
B-
226 Sycamore 1.1 ppb
No 0
A-
227 Augusta 1.0 ppb
No 31
F
228 St. Marys 1.0 ppb
No 8
B-
229 Swainsboro 1.0 ppb
No 4
C-
230 Carnesville 1.0 ppb
No 47
D
231 Alto 1.0 ppb
No 13
B+
232 Edison 1.0 ppb
No 0
B-
233 Nahunta 1.0 ppb
No 0
A-
234 Gatlinburg 1.0 ppb
No 1
A-
235 Collins 1.0 ppb
No 1
A
236 Cobbtown 1.0 ppb
No 4
A-
237 Ray City 1.0 ppb
No 1
A-
238 Jackson 1.0 ppb
No 18
D
239 Cave Spring 1.0 ppb
No 2
A
240 Douglas 0.9 ppb
No 14
F
241 Lyons 0.9 ppb
No 32
D
242 Talbotton 0.9 ppb
No 24
D
243 Cordele 0.8 ppb
No 13
D
244 Berlin 0.8 ppb
No 0
A-
245 Adel 0.7 ppb
No 0
A
246 Hogansville 0.7 ppb
No 6
B-
247 Savannah 0.7 ppb
No 111
F
248 Albany 0.7 ppb
No 11
F
249 West Point 0.7 ppb
No 1
B+
250 Arlington 0.6 ppb
No 6
B
251 Atlanta 0.6 ppb
No 21
F
252 Carrollton 0.6 ppb
No 14
C
253 Newington 0.6 ppb
No 2
F
254 Lake City 0.6 ppb
No 8
A-
255 Clarkesville 0.6 ppb
No 0
A
256 Winder 0.5 ppb
No 5
B+
257 Greenville 0.5 ppb
No 0
A-
258 Perry 0.3 ppb
No 1
A
259 Homerville 0.3 ppb
No 4
B+
260 Buford 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
261 Morrow 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
262 Canton 0.0 ppb
No 5
B
263 Gainesville 0.0 ppb
No 3
C+
264 Dallas 0.0 ppb
No 5
B
265 Dalton 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
266 Covington 0.0 ppb
No 20
F
267 Rome 0.0 ppb
No 3
B
268 Statesboro 0.0 ppb
No 50
F
269 Griffin 0.0 ppb
No 9
F
270 Valdosta 0.0 ppb
No 78
F
271 Loganville 0.0 ppb
No 3
A
272 Brunswick 0.0 ppb
No 23
F
273 Jefferson 0.0 ppb
No 8
C+
274 Eatonton 0.0 ppb
No 121
F
275 Watkinsville 0.0 ppb
No 66
F
276 Cedartown 0.0 ppb
No 4
B+
277 Thomasville 0.0 ppb
No 39
D
278 Waycross 0.0 ppb
No 7
C+
279 Tifton 0.0 ppb
No 6
C-
280 Jasper 0.0 ppb
No 5
B-
281 Chatsworth 0.0 ppb
No 3
C-
282 Dawsonville 0.0 ppb
No 11
B-
283 Toccoa 0.0 ppb
No 6
B+
284 Forsyth 0.0 ppb
No 16
C
285 Lake Park 0.0 ppb
No 176
F
286 Monroe 0.0 ppb
No 4
B
287 Gray 0.0 ppb
No 1
D+
288 Kingsland 0.0 ppb
No 12
B
289 Braselton 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
290 Grovetown 0.0 ppb
No 6
B-
291 Rincon 0.0 ppb
No 14
F
292 Richmond Hill 0.0 ppb
No 4
B-
293 Springfield 0.0 ppb
No 3
F
294 Roswell 0.0 ppb
No 10
F
295 Mcdonough 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
296 Fitzgerald 0.0 ppb
No 27
A-
297 Vidalia 0.0 ppb
No 48
D
298 Young Harris 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
299 Dahlonega 0.0 ppb
No 10
F
300 Locust Grove 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
301 Jesup 0.0 ppb
No 23
F
302 Cairo 0.0 ppb
No 23
D
303 Summerville 0.0 ppb
No 3
A-
304 Garden City 0.0 ppb
No 4
B+
305 Waleska 0.0 ppb
No 4
B-
306 Darien 0.0 ppb
No 3
C-
307 Camilla 0.0 ppb
No 3
B-
308 Monticello 0.0 ppb
No 25
D+
309 Senoia 0.0 ppb
No 5
C+
310 Fort Oglethorpe 0.0 ppb
No 4
B
311 Blue Ridge 0.0 ppb
No 15
D
312 Hawkinsville 0.0 ppb
No 8
A-
313 Hampton 0.0 ppb
No 2
B-
314 Hephzibah 0.0 ppb
No 11
F
315 Stockbridge 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
316 Mccaysville 0.0 ppb
No 1
A+
317 Pine Mountain 0.0 ppb
No 2
F
318 Bremen 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
319 Bowdon 0.0 ppb
No 11
B
320 Cornelia 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
321 Roberta 0.0 ppb
No 7
B+
322 Waynesboro 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
323 Quitman 0.0 ppb
No 15
B-
324 Baxley 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
325 Chickamauga 0.0 ppb
No 3
B
326 Glennville 0.0 ppb
No 6
B+
327 Hiawassee 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
328 Sylvania 0.0 ppb
No 6
B+
329 Manchester 0.0 ppb
No 11
B+
330 Moody Afb 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
331 Palmetto 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
332 Tallapoosa 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
333 Butler 0.0 ppb
No 24
B-
334 Baldwin 0.0 ppb
No 3
A-
335 Lumpkin 0.0 ppb
No 6
F
336 Reidsville 0.0 ppb
No 4
C-
337 Claxton 0.0 ppb
No 6
D
338 Statham 0.0 ppb
No 3
B-
339 Midway 0.0 ppb
No 47
D
340 Mount Vernon 0.0 ppb
No 37
B+
341 Cuthbert 0.0 ppb
No 5
B
342 Grantville 0.0 ppb
No 11
B
343 Georgetown 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
344 Bloomingdale 0.0 ppb
No 3
B+
345 Guyton 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
346 Fort Gaines 0.0 ppb
No 8
B-
347 Tennille 0.0 ppb
No 3
B+
348 Milner 0.0 ppb
No 11
C+
349 Mount Berry 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
350 Townsend 0.0 ppb
No 12
F
351 Brooklet 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
352 Mount Zion 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
353 Remerton 0.0 ppb
No 23
B
354 Broxton 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
355 Omega 0.0 ppb
No 5
B+
356 Blythe 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
357 Crawford 0.0 ppb
No 44
D
358 Ivey 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
359 Westminster 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
360 Riceboro 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
361 Shellman 0.0 ppb
No 4
B
362 Screven 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
363 Homeland 0.0 ppb
No 13
A-
364 Rutledge 0.0 ppb
No 0
B-
365 Woodbury 0.0 ppb
No 4
A
366 Whigham 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
367 Poulan 0.0 ppb
No 2
A
368 Patterson 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
369 Preston 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
370 Portal 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
371 Williamson 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
372 Smithville 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
373 Attapulgus 0.0 ppb
No 15
C+
374 Odum 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
375 Manor 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
376 Ailey 0.0 ppb
No 25
C+
377 Allenhurst 0.0 ppb
No 6
B-
378 Shiloh 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+

Frequently asked questions about lead in Georgia

Is lead in Georgia tap water a concern?

Yes — 9 of 378 cities with lead data exceed the EPA action level of 15 ppb. The state average is 2.7 ppb. Even below the action level, lead poses health risks especially for children and pregnant women. If your home was built before 1986, consider testing your tap water directly.

How can I reduce lead exposure from Georgia tap water?

Use an NSF 53-certified water filter, which is specifically certified to reduce lead. Run your cold tap for 30 seconds before drinking or cooking, especially if water has been sitting in pipes for hours. Never use hot tap water for cooking or making baby formula, as heat increases lead leaching from pipes.

Which Georgia cities have the highest lead levels?

The cities with the highest 90th percentile lead levels in Georgia are: Uvalda (165.0 ppb), Ocilla (30.5 ppb), Alapaha (26.0 ppb), Willacoochee (23.0 ppb), Newton (21.0 ppb). See the full ranked table above.