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Lead in Indiana Drinking Water

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

402
Cities Tested
7
Exceeds Limit
2%
% Exceeds Limit
5.8 ppb
State Avg
▼ 0% vs national
vs National
294
Health Violations

Lead in Indiana: what the data shows

Indiana has 402 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 5.8 ppb, compared to 3.3 ppb nationally — better than the national average. 7 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

Indiana
2%
7 of 402 cities
= Exactly at national rate
National avg
2%
352 of 15325 cities

Lead data across Indiana

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 Indiana cities ranked by lead level

# City Level Level Exceeds? Violations Grade
1 Lacrosse 1400.0 ppb
Yes 1
C+
2 Albion 31.3 ppb
Yes 6
C-
3 Atlanta 20.0 ppb
Yes 1
C+
4 Morristown 18.1 ppb
Yes 1
B
5 Farmland 18.0 ppb
Yes 3
B-
6 Dugger 17.0 ppb
Yes 2
B-
7 Taswell 16.9 ppb
Yes 1
D
8 Cedar Lake 14.5 ppb
No 22
F
9 Columbia City 14.0 ppb
No 5
D
10 Lynn 13.7 ppb
No 0
B-
11 Andrews 11.5 ppb
No 2
D
12 Frankton 10.7 ppb
No 1
B+
13 Plainfield 10.5 ppb
No 9
B-
14 Vernon 8.6 ppb
No 10
C+
15 Swayzee 8.5 ppb
No 0
C-
16 Poseyville 8.1 ppb
No 12
B-
17 East Chicago 8.0 ppb
No 1
B-
18 West Terre Haute 8.0 ppb
No 3
C+
19 Butler 8.0 ppb
No 0
B+
20 Summitville 8.0 ppb
No 0
A
21 Fortville 8.0 ppb
No 1
A-
22 Dyer 7.7 ppb
No 0
A-
23 Notre Dame 7.5 ppb
No 1
B
24 Hartford City 7.4 ppb
No 1
B+
25 Washington 7.2 ppb
No 5
B
26 Lanesville 7.1 ppb
No 2
C+
27 Tipton 7.0 ppb
No 2
A-
28 Oakland City Junction 6.9 ppb
No 2
B
29 Fowler 6.9 ppb
No 1
B+
30 Huntington 6.9 ppb
No 16
F
31 Rising Sun 6.9 ppb
No 0
A
32 Hagerstown 6.5 ppb
No 1
C+
33 Converse 6.5 ppb
No 2
B
34 Michigan City 6.4 ppb
No 12
F
35 Richland City 6.0 ppb
No 0
B+
36 Mishawaka 5.9 ppb
No 8
C+
37 Ladoga 5.8 ppb
No 0
B+
38 Pittsboro 5.7 ppb
No 2
B+
39 Jonesboro 5.6 ppb
No 4
B-
40 Danville 5.5 ppb
No 1
B+
41 Donaldson 5.5 ppb
No 0
A-
42 Huntingburg 5.4 ppb
No 14
B-
43 Ferdinand 5.3 ppb
No 4
B
44 Indianapolis 5.2 ppb
No 31
C+
45 Camden 5.1 ppb
No 0
A
46 Santa Claus 5.0 ppb
No 8
B+
47 Bristol 5.0 ppb
No 9
D+
48 Mulberry 5.0 ppb
No 2
B+
49 Kingman 5.0 ppb
No 39
C
50 Harlan 4.9 ppb
No 5
B+
51 Martinsville 4.8 ppb
No 12
F
52 Medaryville 4.7 ppb
No 2
C
53 Middletown 4.7 ppb
No 3
A-
54 Merrillville 4.6 ppb
No 15
B-
55 Brazil 4.5 ppb
No 2
A-
56 Demotte 4.5 ppb
No 3
B
57 Dillsboro 4.4 ppb
No 0
A-
58 Bluffton 4.4 ppb
No 0
A
59 Haubstadt 4.4 ppb
No 5
B-
60 Hamlet 4.4 ppb
No 0
B+
61 Etna Green 4.4 ppb
No 8
B
62 Nashville 4.4 ppb
No 0
B+
63 Frankfort 4.3 ppb
No 6
B
64 Hope 4.3 ppb
No 4
A-
65 Goodland 4.3 ppb
No 10
B
66 Francesville 4.2 ppb
No 1
B-
67 Patriot 4.1 ppb
No 0
B-
68 Aurora 4.1 ppb
No 8
C
69 Kendallville 4.1 ppb
No 2
B+
70 Richmond 4.0 ppb
No 1
B
71 Auburn 4.0 ppb
No 0
B+
72 Odon 4.0 ppb
No 1
A-
73 Trafalgar 4.0 ppb
No 0
A-
74 Linden 4.0 ppb
No 2
D
75 Lafayette 3.8 ppb
No 24
F
76 Whiting 3.7 ppb
No 3
B+
77 Ligonier 3.7 ppb
No 1
A-
78 Eaton 3.7 ppb
No 0
A-
79 Waterloo 3.6 ppb
No 1
A-
80 Cloverdale 3.5 ppb
No 0
B+
81 Lynnville 3.4 ppb
No 15
C+
82 Monon 3.4 ppb
No 3
D+
83 Greencastle 3.3 ppb
No 12
C
84 Winslow 3.3 ppb
No 17
C+
85 Darlington 3.3 ppb
No 0
A
86 Dupont 3.3 ppb
No 0
B
87 Dublin 3.2 ppb
No 0
A-
88 Grandview (Grand View) 3.1 ppb
No 3
B+
89 Roanoke 3.1 ppb
No 1
A-
90 Elwood 3.1 ppb
No 3
B+
91 Gary 3.0 ppb
No 2
A
92 Hammond 3.0 ppb
No 1
A-
93 Jasonville 3.0 ppb
No 6
A-
94 Carlisle 3.0 ppb
No 2
B+
95 Fairview Park 3.0 ppb
No 0
A
96 Freelandville 3.0 ppb
No 8
C+
97 St. Meinrad 3.0 ppb
No 0
A-
98 Elnora 3.0 ppb
No 0
A-
99 New Haven 2.9 ppb
No 1
B+
100 Logansport 2.9 ppb
No 11
C
101 Bicknell 2.9 ppb
No 4
B
102 Hamilton 2.9 ppb
No 1
B+
103 New Harmony 2.9 ppb
No 2
A-
104 Bargersville 2.8 ppb
No 0
B+
105 Hillsboro 2.8 ppb
No 4
B+
106 Columbus 2.7 ppb
No 22
B-
107 St. John 2.7 ppb
No 3
A
108 Laporte 2.7 ppb
No 3
D+
109 New Washington 2.6 ppb
No 1
B-
110 Morgantown 2.6 ppb
No 9
C+
111 Portland 2.6 ppb
No 0
A
112 Westville 2.6 ppb
No 11
D
113 North Judson 2.6 ppb
No 1
A-
114 Parker City 2.6 ppb
No 1
B-
115 Fort Wayne 2.6 ppb
No 17
D
116 Lawrenceburg 2.6 ppb
No 1
B+
117 Colfax 2.6 ppb
No 3
A
118 Milltown 2.6 ppb
No 1
B+
119 Dubois 2.5 ppb
No 2
A
120 Windfall 2.5 ppb
No 1
B-
121 Center Point 2.5 ppb
No 0
B
122 Vevay 2.4 ppb
No 0
B+
123 North Vernon 2.4 ppb
No 106
D
124 Highland (Highlands) 2.4 ppb
No 4
A
125 Union City 2.4 ppb
No 0
B
126 Holland 2.4 ppb
No 8
A-
127 Argos 2.4 ppb
No 1
B
128 Berne 2.4 ppb
No 3
A
129 Wolcottville 2.3 ppb
No 1
B
130 Wolcott 2.3 ppb
No 0
A-
131 Crown Point 2.3 ppb
No 0
B-
132 Fremont 2.3 ppb
No 4
B
133 Ashley (Rr Name Ashley-Hudson) 2.3 ppb
No 0
A-
134 Floyds Knobs 2.2 ppb
No 0
A-
135 Brownstown 2.2 ppb
No 2
B+
136 Mitchell 2.2 ppb
No 31
B-
137 Canaan 2.2 ppb
No 0
A-
138 Cicero 2.2 ppb
No 11
C
139 Upland 2.2 ppb
No 0
A-
140 Bloomfield 2.1 ppb
No 1
B+
141 West Harrison 2.1 ppb
No 0
A
142 Kewanna 2.1 ppb
No 0
A-
143 Markle 2.1 ppb
No 0
A
144 Shoals 2.1 ppb
No 0
B
145 Osgood 2.0 ppb
No 1
A-
146 Greenwood 2.0 ppb
No 0
A
147 Elkhart 2.0 ppb
No 9
B
148 Munster 2.0 ppb
No 0
B+
149 Newburgh 2.0 ppb
No 4
A
150 Princeton 2.0 ppb
No 2
B+
151 Clinton 2.0 ppb
No 1
B
152 Winchester 2.0 ppb
No 1
A+
153 Sheridan 2.0 ppb
No 2
A
154 Hardinsburg 2.0 ppb
No 7
A-
155 Lapel 2.0 ppb
No 3
B
156 Terre Haute 2.0 ppb
No 8
F
157 Akron 2.0 ppb
No 2
B+
158 Cayuga 2.0 ppb
No 0
A
159 Carthage 2.0 ppb
No 5
A-
160 Hymera 2.0 ppb
No 1
A
161 Birdseye 2.0 ppb
No 3
B+
162 Mecca 2.0 ppb
No 6
B+
163 Lyons 2.0 ppb
No 5
C+
164 Gaston 2.0 ppb
No 0
B+
165 Ridgeville 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
166 Cynthiana 2.0 ppb
No 3
A-
167 Waveland 2.0 ppb
No 2
B+
168 Remington 1.9 ppb
No 3
C-
169 Madison 1.9 ppb
No 4
C+
170 Loogootee 1.9 ppb
No 0
A-
171 Hanover 1.9 ppb
No 0
B+
172 Brookville 1.9 ppb
No 0
A-
173 Chalmers 1.9 ppb
No 0
B+
174 West Baden Springs (Corporate 1.9 ppb
No 3
A
175 Kentland 1.9 ppb
No 0
A-
176 Galveston 1.9 ppb
No 0
B+
177 Orleans 1.9 ppb
No 0
A
178 West Lebanon 1.9 ppb
No 0
A-
179 Borden 1.8 ppb
No 23
B+
180 Edinburg 1.8 ppb
No 6
B+
181 Covington 1.8 ppb
No 1
A-
182 Campbellsburg 1.8 ppb
No 1
B+
183 Culver 1.7 ppb
No 2
B+
184 Marion 1.7 ppb
No 3
A
185 Greensburg 1.7 ppb
No 29
D
186 Gosport 1.7 ppb
No 1
A-
187 Chesterton 1.7 ppb
No 0
A
188 Delphi 1.7 ppb
No 1
C+
189 Knightstown 1.7 ppb
No 1
B+
190 Spencer 1.6 ppb
No 1
B+
191 Austin 1.6 ppb
No 27
C+
192 Henryville 1.6 ppb
No 5
B+
193 Medora 1.6 ppb
No 0
A
194 Clarks Hill 1.6 ppb
No 0
B+
195 Fairmount 1.6 ppb
No 7
C
196 New Carlisle 1.6 ppb
No 30
C
197 Dale 1.6 ppb
No 2
A-
198 Leo 1.6 ppb
No 0
B+
199 Elizabeth 1.6 ppb
No 3
B
200 Taylorsville 1.6 ppb
No 1
A-
201 Gentryville 1.5 ppb
No 2
A-
202 South Whitley 1.5 ppb
No 0
B+
203 Bedford 1.5 ppb
No 14
B-
204 Alexandria 1.5 ppb
No 0
A
205 Kingsford Heights 1.5 ppb
No 1
A-
206 Royal Center 1.5 ppb
No 0
A-
207 St. Paul 1.5 ppb
No 4
D+
208 Waldron 1.5 ppb
No 0
A-
209 Georgetown 1.5 ppb
No 4
B+
210 Napoleon 1.5 ppb
No 5
A
211 North Liberty 1.4 ppb
No 2
A-
212 New Market 1.4 ppb
No 2
B
213 Kirklin 1.4 ppb
No 9
B
214 Anderson 1.4 ppb
No 2
B
215 Valparaiso 1.4 ppb
No 3
C-
216 Oxford 1.4 ppb
No 0
B+
217 Fountain City 1.4 ppb
No 6
D+
218 Rushville 1.4 ppb
No 1
B+
219 Galena 1.3 ppb
No 0
A-
220 Rockport 1.3 ppb
No 1
B+
221 Bunker Hill 1.3 ppb
No 2
A
222 Laurel 1.3 ppb
No 9
D
223 Middlebury 1.3 ppb
No 8
B+
224 Poland 1.3 ppb
No 2
A-
225 Redkey 1.3 ppb
No 2
B+
226 St. Anthony 1.3 ppb
No 0
A-
227 Batesville 1.3 ppb
No 7
A
228 Orland 1.3 ppb
No 0
A-
229 Gas City 1.3 ppb
No 2
B
230 Walton 1.2 ppb
No 1
A-
231 Brooklyn 1.2 ppb
No 0
B-
232 Staunton 1.2 ppb
No 28
B
233 Thorntown 1.2 ppb
No 5
B+
234 Sharpsville 1.2 ppb
No 2
D+
235 Shirley 1.2 ppb
No 2
B+
236 Tell City 1.1 ppb
No 5
B-
237 Silver Lake 1.1 ppb
No 0
A-
238 Arcadia 1.1 ppb
No 1
A-
239 Pennville 1.1 ppb
No 1
A
240 Corydon 1.1 ppb
No 0
A
241 Geneva 1.1 ppb
No 0
B+
242 Lebanon 1.1 ppb
No 7
B+
243 Nappanee 1.0 ppb
No 0
A
244 Ossian 1.0 ppb
No 1
A-
245 Rossville 1.0 ppb
No 1
B+
246 Evansville 1.0 ppb
No 9
A-
247 Schererville 1.0 ppb
No 1
C-
248 Lowell 1.0 ppb
No 25
B+
249 Mooresville 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
250 Edinburgh 1.0 ppb
No 2
A
251 Farmersburg 1.0 ppb
No 0
A
252 Kouts 1.0 ppb
No 1
A
253 Bloomingdale 1.0 ppb
No 22
D
254 Jasper 0.9 ppb
No 7
A-
255 Westport 0.9 ppb
No 52
D+
256 Wanatah 0.9 ppb
No 0
A
257 Greentown 0.9 ppb
No 2
B+
258 Lakeville 0.8 ppb
No 1
A-
259 Chrisney 0.8 ppb
No 8
A-
260 Lawrence 0.8 ppb
No 4
B
261 Greenfield 0.7 ppb
No 3
B-
262 Cambridge City 0.7 ppb
No 5
B+
263 Millersburg 0.7 ppb
No 0
A-
264 Ogden Dunes (Wickliffe) 0.6 ppb
No 1
B
265 Churubusco 0.6 ppb
No 9
C+
266 Morocco 0.6 ppb
No 2
C+
267 Wakarusa 0.6 ppb
No 2
A-
268 Monroeville 0.6 ppb
No 1
A-
269 Long Beach 0.5 ppb
No 0
A-
270 Francisco 0.4 ppb
No 1
A-
271 Rensselaer 0.4 ppb
No 2
B
272 Rochester 0.3 ppb
No 1
A-
273 Syracuse 0.3 ppb
No 5
B+
274 Tennyson 0.3 ppb
No 5
A-
275 Camby 0.3 ppb
No 0
A-
276 Grabill 0.3 ppb
No 2
B
277 Griffith 0.3 ppb
No 2
B
278 Goshen 0.3 ppb
No 24
D
279 Milford 0.1 ppb
No 5
D+
280 South Bend 0.0 ppb
No 7
F
281 Bloomington 0.0 ppb
No 45
D
282 Carmel 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
283 West Lafayette 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
284 Brownsburg 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
285 Vincennes 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
286 New Castle 0.0 ppb
No 4
B+
287 Salem 0.0 ppb
No 84
D
288 Ramsey 0.0 ppb
No 2
A
289 Jeffersonville 0.0 ppb
No 4
B
290 Connersville 0.0 ppb
No 4
C+
291 Ellettsville 0.0 ppb
No 6
A-
292 Huntertown 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
293 Peru 0.0 ppb
No 69
D
294 Milan 0.0 ppb
No 4
B-
295 Speedway 0.0 ppb
No 2
C
296 Plymouth 0.0 ppb
No 16
D
297 Linton 0.0 ppb
No 3
A
298 Boonville 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
299 Decatur 0.0 ppb
No 8
C-
300 Angola 0.0 ppb
No 42
F
301 Charlestown 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
302 Ingalls 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
303 Nineveh 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
304 Scottsburg 0.0 ppb
No 55
B
305 Marysville 0.0 ppb
No 3
A-
306 Garrett 0.0 ppb
No 3
B
307 Crane 0.0 ppb
No 9
B
308 Mount Vernon 0.0 ppb
No 37
B-
309 Seelyville 0.0 ppb
No 2
C+
310 Yorktown 0.0 ppb
No 2
B-
311 North Manchester 0.0 ppb
No 11
B+
312 Whiteland 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
313 Monticello 0.0 ppb
No 24
D
314 Pendleton 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
315 Hobart 0.0 ppb
No 4
A-
316 Bremen 0.0 ppb
No 5
B
317 Palmyra 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
318 Ireland 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
319 Rockville 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
320 Fort Branch 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
321 Petersburg 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
322 Hebron 0.0 ppb
No 7
B-
323 Knox 0.0 ppb
No 2
A
324 Paoli 0.0 ppb
No 9
A-
325 Attica 0.0 ppb
No 7
A-
326 Oakland City 0.0 ppb
No 6
B
327 Otwell 0.0 ppb
No 7
B
328 Chesterfield 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
329 Reelsville 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
330 Pimento 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
331 Avilla 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
332 Lagrange 0.0 ppb
No 1
C
333 Centerville 0.0 ppb
No 3
B+
334 Shelburn 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
335 Winamac 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
336 Holton 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
337 Walkerton 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
338 Dunkirk 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
339 Veedersburg 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
340 Liberty 0.0 ppb
No 15
B
341 Albany 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
342 Owensville 0.0 ppb
No 1
A
343 Elberfeld 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
344 Flora 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
345 Paxton 0.0 ppb
No 5
A
346 New Goshen 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
347 Battle Ground 0.0 ppb
No 2
B-
348 Crothersville 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
349 Williamsport 0.0 ppb
No 3
C-
350 Brookston 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
351 Rosedale 0.0 ppb
No 4
C-
352 Montpelier 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
353 Bourbon 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
354 New Palestine 0.0 ppb
No 5
A-
355 Warren 0.0 ppb
No 4
B+
356 Cannelton 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
357 Seymour 0.0 ppb
No 3
B-
358 Woodburn 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
359 Daleville 0.0 ppb
No 8
B+
360 Knightsville 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
361 Pierceton 0.0 ppb
No 42
D
362 Dayton 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
363 Oolitic 0.0 ppb
No 21
D+
364 Otterbein 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
365 Troy 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
366 Topeka 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
367 Clay City 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
368 Cromwell 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
369 Brook 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
370 Carbon 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
371 Sunman 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
372 Montezuma 0.0 ppb
No 20
C-
373 Mentone 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
374 Jamestown 0.0 ppb
No 3
A
375 Roachdale 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
376 Spiceland 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
377 Waynetown 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
378 Sullivan 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
379 La Fontaine 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
380 Milroy 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
381 Montgomery 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
382 St. Mary-Of-The-Woods 0.0 ppb
No 1
A
383 English 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
384 Monroe 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
385 Van Buren 0.0 ppb
No 8
B
386 Oaktown 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
387 Bainbridge 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
388 Monroe City 0.0 ppb
No 7
B+
389 Boswell 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
390 Patoka 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
391 St. Bernice 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
392 Hillsdale 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
393 Shipshewana 0.0 ppb
No 6
A-
394 Paragon 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
395 Dana 0.0 ppb
No 1
C+
396 Franklin 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
397 Howe 0.0 ppb
No 5
B
398 Milton 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
399 Hudson 0.0 ppb
No 3
D+
400 Reynolds 0.0 ppb
No 1
C+
401 North Salem 0.0 ppb
No 6
A
402 Advance 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-

Frequently asked questions about lead in Indiana

Is lead in Indiana tap water a concern?

Yes — 7 of 402 cities with lead data exceed the EPA action level of 15 ppb. The state average is 5.8 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 Indiana 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 Indiana cities have the highest lead levels?

The cities with the highest 90th percentile lead levels in Indiana are: Lacrosse (1400.0 ppb), Albion (31.3 ppb), Atlanta (20.0 ppb), Morristown (18.1 ppb), Farmland (18.0 ppb). See the full ranked table above.