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Lead Contamination

Lead in Indiana Drinking Water

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

414
Cities Tested
7
Exceeds Limit
2%
% Exceeds Limit
5.6 ppb
State Avg
▼ 0% vs national
vs National
305
Health Violations
Analysis

Lead in Indiana: what the data shows

Indiana has 414 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 5.6 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.

Comparison

Cities exceeding 15 ppb EPA Action Level

Indiana
2%
7 of 414 cities
← = Exactly at national rate
National avg
2%
378 of 15681 cities
City Map

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.

Worst Offenders

Top 10 cities by lead level in Indiana

Highest Lead levels (ppb)

  1. 1 C+ Lacrosse 1400.0 ppb Yes 540
  2. 2 C- Albion 31.3 ppb Yes 3K
  3. 3 C+ Atlanta 20.0 ppb Yes 735
  4. 4 B Morristown 18.1 ppb Yes 1K
  5. 5 B- Farmland 18.0 ppb Yes 1K
  6. 6 B- Dugger 17.0 ppb Yes 2K
  7. 7 D Taswell 16.9 ppb Yes 1K
  8. 8 F Cedar Lake 14.5 ppb 6K
  9. 9 D Columbia City 14.0 ppb 10K
  10. 10 B- Lynn 13.7 ppb 1K
All Cities

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 Merrillville 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 Newport 3.0 ppb
No 5
C+
99 Elnora 3.0 ppb
No 0
A-
100 New Haven 2.9 ppb
No 1
B+
101 Logansport 2.9 ppb
No 11
C
102 Bicknell 2.9 ppb
No 4
B
103 Hamilton 2.9 ppb
No 1
B+
104 New Harmony 2.9 ppb
No 2
A-
105 Bargersville 2.8 ppb
No 0
B+
106 Hillsboro 2.8 ppb
No 4
B+
107 Columbus 2.7 ppb
No 22
B-
108 St. John 2.7 ppb
No 3
A
109 Laporte 2.7 ppb
No 3
D+
110 New Washington 2.6 ppb
No 1
B-
111 Morgantown 2.6 ppb
No 9
C+
112 Westville 2.6 ppb
No 11
D
113 Portland 2.6 ppb
No 0
A
114 North Judson 2.6 ppb
No 1
A-
115 Parker City 2.6 ppb
No 1
B-
116 Fort Wayne 2.6 ppb
No 17
D
117 Lawrenceburg 2.6 ppb
No 1
B+
118 Colfax 2.6 ppb
No 3
A
119 Milltown 2.6 ppb
No 1
B+
120 Dubois 2.5 ppb
No 2
A
121 Windfall 2.5 ppb
No 1
B-
122 Center Point 2.5 ppb
No 0
B
123 Vevay 2.4 ppb
No 0
B+
124 North Vernon 2.4 ppb
No 106
D
125 Highland (Highlands) 2.4 ppb
No 4
A
126 Union City 2.4 ppb
No 0
B
127 Holland 2.4 ppb
No 8
A-
128 Argos 2.4 ppb
No 1
B
129 Berne 2.4 ppb
No 3
A
130 Wolcottville 2.3 ppb
No 1
B
131 Wolcott 2.3 ppb
No 0
A-
132 Crown Point 2.3 ppb
No 0
B-
133 Fremont 2.3 ppb
No 4
B
134 Ashley (Rr Name Ashley-Hudson) 2.3 ppb
No 0
A-
135 Floyds Knobs 2.2 ppb
No 0
A-
136 Brownstown 2.2 ppb
No 2
B+
137 Mitchell 2.2 ppb
No 31
B-
138 Canaan 2.2 ppb
No 0
A-
139 Cicero 2.2 ppb
No 11
C
140 Upland 2.2 ppb
No 0
A-
141 Bloomfield 2.1 ppb
No 1
B+
142 West Harrison 2.1 ppb
No 0
A
143 Kewanna 2.1 ppb
No 0
A-
144 Markle 2.1 ppb
No 0
A
145 Shoals 2.1 ppb
No 0
B
146 Osgood 2.0 ppb
No 1
A-
147 Greenwood 2.0 ppb
No 0
A
148 Terre Haute 2.0 ppb
No 8
F
149 Elkhart 2.0 ppb
No 9
B
150 Newburgh 2.0 ppb
No 4
A
151 Munster 2.0 ppb
No 0
B+
152 Princeton 2.0 ppb
No 2
B+
153 Clinton 2.0 ppb
No 1
B
154 Winchester 2.0 ppb
No 1
A+
155 Sheridan 2.0 ppb
No 2
A
156 Hardinsburg 2.0 ppb
No 7
A-
157 Lapel 2.0 ppb
No 3
B
158 Russiaville 2.0 ppb
No 5
B
159 Cayuga 2.0 ppb
No 0
A
160 Akron 2.0 ppb
No 2
B+
161 Carthage 2.0 ppb
No 5
A-
162 Hymera 2.0 ppb
No 1
A
163 Birdseye 2.0 ppb
No 3
B+
164 Mecca 2.0 ppb
No 6
B+
165 Lyons 2.0 ppb
No 5
C+
166 Gaston 2.0 ppb
No 0
B+
167 Ridgeville 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
168 Cynthiana 2.0 ppb
No 3
A-
169 Waveland 2.0 ppb
No 2
B+
170 Remington 1.9 ppb
No 3
C-
171 Madison 1.9 ppb
No 4
C+
172 Loogootee 1.9 ppb
No 0
A-
173 Hanover 1.9 ppb
No 0
B+
174 Muncie 1.9 ppb
No 7
D
175 Brookville 1.9 ppb
No 0
A-
176 Chalmers 1.9 ppb
No 0
B+
177 West Baden Springs (Corporate 1.9 ppb
No 3
A
178 Kentland 1.9 ppb
No 0
A-
179 Galveston 1.9 ppb
No 0
B+
180 Orleans 1.9 ppb
No 0
A
181 West Lebanon 1.9 ppb
No 0
A-
182 Borden 1.8 ppb
No 23
B+
183 Edinburg 1.8 ppb
No 6
B+
184 Covington 1.8 ppb
No 1
A-
185 Campbellsburg 1.8 ppb
No 1
B+
186 Culver 1.7 ppb
No 2
B+
187 Marion 1.7 ppb
No 3
A
188 Greensburg 1.7 ppb
No 29
D
189 Gosport 1.7 ppb
No 1
A-
190 Chesterton 1.7 ppb
No 0
A
191 Delphi 1.7 ppb
No 1
C+
192 Knightstown 1.7 ppb
No 1
B+
193 Spencer 1.6 ppb
No 1
B+
194 Austin 1.6 ppb
No 27
C+
195 Henryville 1.6 ppb
No 5
B+
196 Medora 1.6 ppb
No 0
A
197 Clarks Hill 1.6 ppb
No 0
B+
198 Fairmount 1.6 ppb
No 7
C
199 New Carlisle 1.6 ppb
No 30
C
200 Dale 1.6 ppb
No 2
A-
201 Leo 1.6 ppb
No 0
B+
202 Elizabeth 1.6 ppb
No 3
B
203 Taylorsville 1.6 ppb
No 1
A-
204 Gentryville 1.5 ppb
No 2
A-
205 South Whitley 1.5 ppb
No 0
B+
206 Bedford 1.5 ppb
No 14
B-
207 Alexandria 1.5 ppb
No 0
A
208 Kingsford Heights 1.5 ppb
No 1
A-
209 Royal Center 1.5 ppb
No 0
A-
210 St. Paul 1.5 ppb
No 4
D+
211 Waldron 1.5 ppb
No 0
A-
212 Georgetown 1.5 ppb
No 4
B+
213 Napoleon 1.5 ppb
No 5
A
214 North Liberty 1.4 ppb
No 2
A-
215 New Market 1.4 ppb
No 2
B
216 Kirklin 1.4 ppb
No 9
B
217 Anderson 1.4 ppb
No 2
B
218 Valparaiso 1.4 ppb
No 3
C-
219 Oxford 1.4 ppb
No 0
B+
220 Fountain City 1.4 ppb
No 6
D+
221 Rushville 1.4 ppb
No 1
B+
222 Galena 1.3 ppb
No 0
A-
223 Rockport 1.3 ppb
No 1
B+
224 Laurel 1.3 ppb
No 9
D
225 Bunker Hill 1.3 ppb
No 2
A
226 Middlebury 1.3 ppb
No 8
B+
227 Poland 1.3 ppb
No 2
A-
228 Redkey 1.3 ppb
No 2
B+
229 St. Anthony 1.3 ppb
No 0
A-
230 Batesville 1.3 ppb
No 7
A
231 Orland 1.3 ppb
No 0
A-
232 Gas City 1.3 ppb
No 2
B
233 Walton 1.2 ppb
No 1
A-
234 Kokomo 1.2 ppb
No 24
F
235 Shelbyville 1.2 ppb
No 19
C+
236 Brooklyn 1.2 ppb
No 0
B-
237 Staunton 1.2 ppb
No 28
B
238 Thorntown 1.2 ppb
No 5
B+
239 Sharpsville 1.2 ppb
No 2
D+
240 Shirley 1.2 ppb
No 2
B+
241 Tell City 1.1 ppb
No 5
B-
242 Silver Lake 1.1 ppb
No 0
A-
243 Arcadia 1.1 ppb
No 1
A-
244 Pennville 1.1 ppb
No 1
A
245 Corydon 1.1 ppb
No 0
A
246 Geneva 1.1 ppb
No 0
B+
247 Lebanon 1.1 ppb
No 7
B+
248 Nappanee 1.0 ppb
No 0
A
249 Ossian 1.0 ppb
No 1
A-
250 Rossville 1.0 ppb
No 1
B+
251 Evansville 1.0 ppb
No 9
A-
252 Schererville 1.0 ppb
No 1
C-
253 Mooresville 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
254 Lowell 1.0 ppb
No 25
B+
255 Edinburgh 1.0 ppb
No 2
A
256 Farmersburg 1.0 ppb
No 0
A
257 Kouts 1.0 ppb
No 1
A
258 Bloomingdale 1.0 ppb
No 22
D
259 Jasper 0.9 ppb
No 7
A-
260 Westport 0.9 ppb
No 52
D+
261 Wanatah 0.9 ppb
No 0
A
262 Greentown 0.9 ppb
No 2
B+
263 Lakeville 0.8 ppb
No 1
A-
264 Chrisney 0.8 ppb
No 8
A-
265 Lawrence 0.8 ppb
No 4
B
266 Greenfield 0.7 ppb
No 3
B-
267 Cambridge City 0.7 ppb
No 5
B+
268 Millersburg 0.7 ppb
No 0
A-
269 Ogden Dunes (Wickliffe) 0.6 ppb
No 1
B
270 Churubusco 0.6 ppb
No 9
C+
271 Morocco 0.6 ppb
No 2
C+
272 Wakarusa 0.6 ppb
No 2
A-
273 Monroeville 0.6 ppb
No 1
A-
274 Long Beach 0.5 ppb
No 0
A-
275 Francisco 0.4 ppb
No 1
A-
276 Rensselaer 0.4 ppb
No 2
B
277 Rochester 0.3 ppb
No 1
A-
278 Syracuse 0.3 ppb
No 5
B+
279 Tennyson 0.3 ppb
No 5
A-
280 Camby 0.3 ppb
No 0
A-
281 Grabill 0.3 ppb
No 2
B
282 Griffith 0.3 ppb
No 2
B
283 Goshen 0.3 ppb
No 24
D
284 Milford 0.1 ppb
No 5
D+
285 Carmel 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
286 Jeffersonville 0.0 ppb
No 4
B
287 South Bend 0.0 ppb
No 7
F
288 Bloomington 0.0 ppb
No 45
D
289 West Lafayette 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
290 Noblesville 0.0 ppb
No 24
D
291 Brownsburg 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
292 New Castle 0.0 ppb
No 4
B+
293 Seymour 0.0 ppb
No 3
B-
294 Vincennes 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
295 Salem 0.0 ppb
No 84
D
296 Warsaw 0.0 ppb
No 46
F
297 Ramsey 0.0 ppb
No 2
A
298 Crawfordsville 0.0 ppb
No 15
F
299 Connersville 0.0 ppb
No 4
C+
300 Peru 0.0 ppb
No 69
D
301 Ellettsville 0.0 ppb
No 6
A-
302 Huntertown 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
303 Wabash 0.0 ppb
No 30
F
304 Plymouth 0.0 ppb
No 16
D
305 Milan 0.0 ppb
No 4
B-
306 Speedway 0.0 ppb
No 2
C
307 Angola 0.0 ppb
No 42
F
308 Linton 0.0 ppb
No 3
A
309 Boonville 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
310 Decatur 0.0 ppb
No 8
C-
311 Charlestown 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
312 Ingalls 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
313 Nineveh 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
314 Scottsburg 0.0 ppb
No 55
B
315 Crane 0.0 ppb
No 9
B
316 Marysville 0.0 ppb
No 3
A-
317 Garrett 0.0 ppb
No 3
B
318 Mount Vernon 0.0 ppb
No 37
B-
319 Seelyville 0.0 ppb
No 2
C+
320 Yorktown 0.0 ppb
No 2
B-
321 North Manchester 0.0 ppb
No 11
B+
322 Monticello 0.0 ppb
No 24
D
323 Zionsville 0.0 ppb
No 29
F
324 Whiteland 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
325 Pendleton 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
326 Hobart 0.0 ppb
No 4
A-
327 Bremen 0.0 ppb
No 5
B
328 Hebron 0.0 ppb
No 7
B-
329 Palmyra 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
330 Ireland 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
331 Rockville 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
332 Fort Branch 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
333 Petersburg 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
334 Knox 0.0 ppb
No 2
A
335 Paoli 0.0 ppb
No 9
A-
336 Attica 0.0 ppb
No 7
A-
337 Crothersville 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
338 Oakland City 0.0 ppb
No 6
B
339 Leavenworth 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
340 Otwell 0.0 ppb
No 7
B
341 Chesterfield 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
342 Reelsville 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
343 Pimento 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
344 Avilla 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
345 Liberty 0.0 ppb
No 15
B
346 Centerville 0.0 ppb
No 3
B+
347 Lagrange 0.0 ppb
No 1
C
348 Shelburn 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
349 Winamac 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
350 Holton 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
351 Cannelton 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
352 Walkerton 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
353 Dunkirk 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
354 Veedersburg 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
355 Albany 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
356 Owensville 0.0 ppb
No 1
A
357 Elberfeld 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
358 Flora 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
359 Paxton 0.0 ppb
No 5
A
360 New Goshen 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
361 Battle Ground 0.0 ppb
No 2
B-
362 Williamsport 0.0 ppb
No 3
C-
363 Brookston 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
364 New Palestine 0.0 ppb
No 5
A-
365 Roachdale 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
366 Rosedale 0.0 ppb
No 4
C-
367 Montpelier 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
368 Bourbon 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
369 Woodburn 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
370 Warren 0.0 ppb
No 4
B+
371 Daleville 0.0 ppb
No 8
B+
372 Pierceton 0.0 ppb
No 42
D
373 Knightsville 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
374 Dayton 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
375 Oolitic 0.0 ppb
No 21
D+
376 Otterbein 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
377 Troy 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
378 Topeka 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
379 Clay City 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
380 Cromwell 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
381 Brook 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
382 Carbon 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
383 Sunman 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
384 Montezuma 0.0 ppb
No 20
C-
385 Mentone 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
386 Jamestown 0.0 ppb
No 3
A
387 Spiceland 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
388 Waynetown 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
389 La Fontaine 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
390 Sullivan 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
391 Shipshewana 0.0 ppb
No 6
A-
392 Milroy 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
393 Montgomery 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
394 St. Mary-Of-The-Woods 0.0 ppb
No 1
A
395 English 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
396 Monroe 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
397 Van Buren 0.0 ppb
No 8
B
398 Oaktown 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
399 Bainbridge 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
400 Monroe City 0.0 ppb
No 7
B+
401 Boswell 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
402 Patoka 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
403 St. Bernice 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
404 Hillsdale 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
405 Howe 0.0 ppb
No 5
B
406 Granger 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
407 Paragon 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
408 Dana 0.0 ppb
No 1
C+
409 Franklin 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
410 Milton 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
411 Reynolds 0.0 ppb
No 1
C+
412 Hudson 0.0 ppb
No 3
D+
413 North Salem 0.0 ppb
No 6
A
414 Advance 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about lead in Indiana

Is lead in Indiana tap water a concern?

Yes — 7 of 414 cities with lead data exceed the EPA action level of 15 ppb. The state average is 5.6 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.

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Other contaminants in Indiana

PFAS in Indiana
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Copper in Indiana
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HAA5 in Indiana
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Chromium-6 in Indiana
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Arsenic in Indiana
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Nitrate in Indiana
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Strontium in Indiana
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1,4-Dioxane in Indiana
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Manganese in Indiana
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Vanadium in Indiana
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Chlorate in Indiana
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Molybdenum in Indiana
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Cobalt in Indiana
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Lithium in Indiana
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NDMA in Indiana
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Perchlorate in Indiana
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Lead in drinking water by state

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