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Lead Contamination

Lead in New Jersey Drinking Water

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

435
Cities Tested
0
Exceeds Limit
0%
% Exceeds Limit
3.0 ppb
State Avg
▼ 2% vs national
vs National
331
Health Violations
Analysis

Lead in New Jersey: what the data shows

New Jersey has 435 cities with lead monitoring data, with no cities exceeding the EPA action level of 15 ppb. The state average 90th percentile lead level is 3.0 ppb, compared to 3.3 ppb nationally — better than the national average. No cities in New Jersey currently exceed the 15 ppb lead action level. However, even levels below the action level can pose health risks, particularly for infants and young children. If your home was built before 1986, consider testing your tap water directly. 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

New Jersey
0%
0 of 435 cities
← ▼ 2% below national rate (better)
National avg
2%
378 of 15681 cities
City Map

Lead data across New Jersey

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.

New Jersey city water quality map
Water quality: A B C D F
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Worst Offenders

Top 10 cities by lead level in New Jersey

Highest Lead levels (ppb)

  1. 1 D Chesterfield Twp.-0307 13.1 ppb 3K
  2. 2 B Point P. Beach Boro-1525 12.8 ppb 12K
  3. 3 C- Alpha Boro-2102 12.0 ppb 3K
  4. 4 C+ Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb 817K
  5. 5 D Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb 810K
  6. 6 D Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb 809K
  7. 7 D Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb 809K
  8. 8 D+ Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb 804K
  9. 9 B- Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb 793K
  10. 10 B- Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb 793K
All Cities

All New Jersey cities ranked by lead level

# City Level Level Exceeds? Violations Grade
1 Chesterfield Twp.-0307 13.1 ppb
No 0
D
2 Point P. Beach Boro-1525 12.8 ppb
No 1
B
3 Alpha Boro-2102 12.0 ppb
No 5
C-
4 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 4
C+
5 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 4
D
6 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 4
D
7 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 4
D
8 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 4
D+
9 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
10 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
11 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
12 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
13 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
14 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
15 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
16 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
17 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
18 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
19 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
20 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
21 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
22 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
23 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
24 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
25 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
26 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
27 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
28 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
29 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
30 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
31 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
32 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
33 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
34 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
35 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
36 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
37 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
38 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
39 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
40 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
41 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
42 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
43 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
44 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
45 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
46 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
47 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
48 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
49 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
50 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
51 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
52 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
53 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
54 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
55 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
56 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
57 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
58 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
59 Guttenberg Town-0903 11.0 ppb
No 2
B-
60 Freehold Twp.-1316 10.0 ppb
No 17
D+
61 Hampton Twp.-1910 9.5 ppb
No 1
C+
62 Wharton Boro-1439 8.6 ppb
No 1
B
63 Freehold Twp.-1316 8.6 ppb
No 9
C+
64 Waldwick Boro-0264 8.5 ppb
No 2
F
65 Fairfield Twp.-0605 8.3 ppb
No 7
F
66 Franklin Twp.-0805 7.5 ppb
No 19
F
67 Hopatcong Boro-1912 7.5 ppb
No 3
D+
68 Ridgewood Twp-0251 6.4 ppb
No 12
D+
69 Longport Boro-0115 6.2 ppb
No 3
A
70 Blairstown Twp.-2104 5.9 ppb
No 0
A-
71 Stanhope Boro-1919 5.9 ppb
No 0
C-
72 Jersey City-0906 5.5 ppb
No 5
B
73 Mahwah Twp-0233 5.3 ppb
No 2
C-
74 Hardyston Twp.-1911 5.3 ppb
No 10
F
75 Brooklawn Boro-0407 5.0 ppb
No 0
B
76 Mansfield Twp.-0318 5.0 ppb
No 0
A-
77 Wharton Boro-1439 4.8 ppb
No 5
C
78 Pequannock Twp.-1431 4.8 ppb
No 10
C
79 Clinton Town -1005 4.6 ppb
No 2
D
80 Mansfield Twp.-2116 4.6 ppb
No 0
C+
81 Bayonne City-0901 4.5 ppb
No 1
B+
82 Cape May Point Boro-0503 4.4 ppb
No 0
B+
83 Roxbury Twp.-1436 4.3 ppb
No 8
D+
84 High Bridge Boro-1014 4.2 ppb
No 3
C-
85 Pequannock Twp.-1431 4.1 ppb
No 24
F
86 Kearny Town-0907 4.0 ppb
No 2
B+
87 Lawrence Twp.-1107 4.0 ppb
No 37
F
88 Lawrence Twp.-1107 4.0 ppb
No 35
D
89 Lawrence Twp.-1107 4.0 ppb
No 35
D
90 Allamuchy Twp.-2101 4.0 ppb
No 0
B+
91 Allendale Boro-0201 3.9 ppb
No 3
B-
92 Ringwood Boro-1611 3.8 ppb
No 10
D
93 Ventnor City-0122 3.8 ppb
No 7
B+
94 Franklin Lakes Boro-0220 3.8 ppb
No 0
A-
95 Woodland Twp.-0339 3.6 ppb
No 3
C
96 Tuckerton Boro-1532 3.6 ppb
No 2
B-
97 Totowa Boro-1612 3.6 ppb
No 1
B-
98 Jefferson Twp.-1414 3.5 ppb
No 36
F
99 Berlin Boro-0405 3.4 ppb
No 1
B+
100 Wildwood City-0514 3.4 ppb
No 6
B-
101 Garfield City-0221 3.4 ppb
No 13
B
102 Flemington Boro-1009 3.4 ppb
No 66
F
103 Downe Twp.-0604 3.4 ppb
No 0
A-
104 Highland Park Boro-1207 3.4 ppb
No 4
B+
105 Rockaway Twp.-1435 3.4 ppb
No 8
F
106 Rockaway Boro-1434 3.4 ppb
No 3
B
107 Randolph Twp.-1432 3.4 ppb
No 3
B+
108 Oakland Boro-0242 3.3 ppb
No 2
B-
109 Island Heights Boro-1510 3.3 ppb
No 2
B
110 East Newark Boro-0902 3.2 ppb
No 2
B+
111 Andover Boro-1901 3.2 ppb
No 0
A-
112 Pine Hill Boro-0428 3.1 ppb
No 0
A-
113 Hawthorne Boro-1604 3.1 ppb
No 3
D+
114 Avalon Boro-0501 3.0 ppb
No 2
B
115 Stone Harbor Boro-0510 3.0 ppb
No 2
B+
116 Little Falls Twp.-1605 3.0 ppb
No 12
B
117 Hillside Twp.-2007 3.0 ppb
No 32
C
118 Hillside Twp.-2007 3.0 ppb
No 32
C
119 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 5
D+
120 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 2
F
121 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 2
D+
122 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 42
F
123 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 10
C
124 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 1
B
125 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
C-
126 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 3
B-
127 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
128 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
129 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
130 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
131 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 12
F
132 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
133 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
134 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
135 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
136 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
137 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
138 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
139 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
140 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
141 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
142 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
143 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
144 Summit City-2018 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
145 Mount Holly Twp.-0323 3.0 ppb
No 0
B+
146 Stafford Twp.-1530 3.0 ppb
No 3
B
147 Beach Haven Boro-1503 3.0 ppb
No 1
A-
148 Woolwich Twp.-0824 3.0 ppb
No 1
B+
149 Surf City Boro-1531 3.0 ppb
No 0
D
150 Hohokus Boro-0228 3.0 ppb
No 1
B+
151 Bridgeton City-0601 2.9 ppb
No 55
D
152 West Deptford Twp.-0820 2.8 ppb
No 2
B
153 North Brunswick Twp.-1215 2.8 ppb
No 17
F
154 Milltown Boro-1212 2.8 ppb
No 15
F
155 Paulsboro Boro-0814 2.8 ppb
No 6
B+
156 Dover Town-1409 2.8 ppb
No 10
C-
157 Newton Town-1915 2.8 ppb
No 51
B-
158 Netcong Boro-1428 2.7 ppb
No 1
B+
159 Hillside Twp.-2007 2.6 ppb
No 35
F
160 Manalapan Twp.-1326 2.6 ppb
No 1
B+
161 Union Twp.-1025 2.6 ppb
No 1
B+
162 Franklin Boro-1906 2.6 ppb
No 6
B-
163 Madison Boro-1417 2.6 ppb
No 7
B-
164 West Cape May Boro-0512 2.5 ppb
No 0
A-
165 Parsippany Troy-Hills-1429 2.5 ppb
No 5
F
166 Denville Twp.-1408 2.5 ppb
No 4
F
167 Parsippany Troy-Hills-1429 2.5 ppb
No 0
C+
168 Parsippany Troy-Hills-1429 2.5 ppb
No 0
C+
169 Pompton Lakes Boro-1609 2.5 ppb
No 0
C
170 Spring L Heights Boro-1349 2.5 ppb
No 1
B+
171 Milford Boro-1020 2.5 ppb
No 5
A-
172 Fair Lawn Boro-0217 2.5 ppb
No 8
F
173 Essex Fells Boro-0706 2.4 ppb
No 1
B+
174 Mendham Twp.-1419 2.3 ppb
No 2
D+
175 Spotswood Boro-1224 2.3 ppb
No 1
B
176 Rocky Hill Boro-1817 2.3 ppb
No 0
A-
177 Monroe Twp.-0811 2.3 ppb
No 9
C
178 Woodstown Boro-1715 2.3 ppb
No 1
B+
179 Woodstown Boro-1715 2.3 ppb
No 1
B+
180 Sea Girt Boro-1344 2.3 ppb
No 0
B+
181 Waterford Twp.-0435 2.2 ppb
No 1
B+
182 Hoboken City-0905 2.2 ppb
No 0
A-
183 New Brunswick City-1214 2.1 ppb
No 46
D+
184 Pemberton Twp.-0329 2.1 ppb
No 21
D
185 Hamburg Boro-1909 2.0 ppb
No 0
C+
186 Elizabeth City- 2004 2.0 ppb
No 8
C-
187 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 13
B-
188 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 2
B
189 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 3
B-
190 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B
191 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 6
F
192 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
193 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
194 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
195 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
196 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
197 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
198 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
199 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
200 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
201 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
202 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
203 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
204 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
205 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
206 Freehold Twp.-1316 2.0 ppb
No 1
B+
207 Lawrence Twp.-1107 2.0 ppb
No 39
F
208 Absecon City-0101 2.0 ppb
No 9
C-
209 Gloucester City-0414 2.0 ppb
No 2
A-
210 Mannington Twp.-1705 2.0 ppb
No 8
C-
211 Mannington Twp.-1705 2.0 ppb
No 7
B-
212 Mannington Twp.-1705 2.0 ppb
No 7
B-
213 Galloway Twp-0111 2.0 ppb
No 1
A-
214 Lambertville City-1017 2.0 ppb
No 3
A-
215 Hillside Twp.-2007 1.9 ppb
No 75
F
216 Seaside Park Boro-1527 1.9 ppb
No 1
A-
217 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.8 ppb
No 5
F
218 Manchester Twp.-1518 1.8 ppb
No 23
F
219 Point Pleasant Boro-1524 1.8 ppb
No 2
C-
220 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.7 ppb
No 1
B-
221 Hightstown Boro-1104 1.7 ppb
No 1
A
222 Elizabeth City- 2004 1.7 ppb
No 6
F
223 Seaside Heights Boro-1526 1.6 ppb
No 0
A-
224 East Windsor Twp.-1101 1.6 ppb
No 1
A-
225 Edison Twp.-1205 1.6 ppb
No 4
B-
226 East Greenwich Twp.-0803 1.6 ppb
No 1
B+
227 Atl. Highlands Boro-1304 1.6 ppb
No 0
A
228 Mendham Twp.-1419 1.5 ppb
No 2
C-
229 Mendham Twp.-1419 1.5 ppb
No 2
C-
230 Mendham Twp.-1419 1.5 ppb
No 2
C-
231 Glen Gardner Boro-1012 1.5 ppb
No 4
D+
232 Hampton Boro-1013 1.5 ppb
No 1
B+
233 Elmer Boro-1702 1.5 ppb
No 1
A
234 Harvey Cedars Boro-1509 1.5 ppb
No 0
B+
235 Saddle Brook Twp-0257 1.4 ppb
No 13
B-
236 Evesham Twp.-0313 1.4 ppb
No 1
A-
237 Hillsdale Boro-0227 1.4 ppb
No 2
C+
238 Hillsdale Boro-0227 1.4 ppb
No 2
C+
239 Sparta Twp.-1918 1.4 ppb
No 11
F
240 Woodbine Boro-0516 1.4 ppb
No 5
C
241 Margate City-0116 1.4 ppb
No 1
A
242 Bordentown Twp.-0304 1.3 ppb
No 17
C
243 Bordentown Twp.-0304 1.3 ppb
No 14
B-
244 Bordentown Twp.-0304 1.3 ppb
No 14
B-
245 Roseland Boro-0718 1.3 ppb
No 0
A-
246 Long Beach Twp.-1517 1.2 ppb
No 0
F
247 Stockton Boro-1023 1.2 ppb
No 3
D+
248 Clayton Boro-0801 1.2 ppb
No 0
A-
249 Branchville Boro-1903 1.2 ppb
No 3
C+
250 White Twp.-2123 1.1 ppb
No 4
C
251 North Arlington Boro-0239 1.1 ppb
No 7
B+
252 Hillside Twp.-2007 1.1 ppb
No 67
F
253 Barnegat Light Boro-1501 1.1 ppb
No 0
A-
254 Englewood 1.1 ppb
No 10
C
255 East Hanover Twp.-1410 1.1 ppb
No 8
C+
256 Swedesboro Boro-0817 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
257 Old Bridge Twp.-1209 1.0 ppb
No 14
C+
258 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 25
F
259 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 8
C-
260 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 8
C-
261 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 2
C+
262 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
C+
263 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 1
B-
264 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
C+
265 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
266 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
267 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
268 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
269 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
270 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
271 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
272 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
273 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
274 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
275 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
276 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
277 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
278 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
279 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
280 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
281 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
282 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
283 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
284 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
285 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
286 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
287 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
288 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
289 Burlington Twp.-0306 1.0 ppb
No 0
B
290 Woodbridge Twp.-1225 1.0 ppb
No 1
B
291 Absecon City-0101 1.0 ppb
No 0
A-
292 Absecon City-0101 1.0 ppb
No 0
A-
293 Absecon City-0101 1.0 ppb
No 0
A-
294 Absecon City-0101 1.0 ppb
No 0
A-
295 Marlboro Twp.-1328 1.0 ppb
No 13
C+
296 Glassboro Boro-0806 1.0 ppb
No 16
C
297 Hackettstown Town-2108 1.0 ppb
No 2
B-
298 Oldmans Twp.-1706 1.0 ppb
No 3
B-
299 Oldmans Twp.-1706 1.0 ppb
No 3
B-
300 Oldmans Twp.-1706 1.0 ppb
No 1
B+
301 Washington Boro-2121 1.0 ppb
No 0
B+
302 Harrison Twp.-0808 1.0 ppb
No 0
A-
303 Caldwell Boro-0703 1.0 ppb
No 3
B-
304 Pennington Boro-1108 1.0 ppb
No 0
C-
305 Montague Twp.-1914 1.0 ppb
No 0
A-
306 West Monroe (T) 1.0 ppb
No 6
A-
307 Shamong Twp.-0332 1.0 ppb
No 1
B-
308 Allentown Boro-1302 1.0 ppb
No 0
A-
309 Beachwood Boro-1504 0.9 ppb
No 0
B-
310 Helmetta Boro-1206 0.9 ppb
No 1
B+
311 Haledon Boro-1603 0.8 ppb
No 22
C+
312 Freehold Twp.-1316 0.8 ppb
No 8
D+
313 Freehold Boro-1315 0.8 ppb
No 3
B-
314 Lakehurst Boro-1513 0.8 ppb
No 3
B+
315 Pemberton Boro-0328 0.7 ppb
No 1
A-
316 Freehold Twp.-1316 0.7 ppb
No 4
C
317 Freehold Twp.-1316 0.7 ppb
No 4
C
318 Freehold Twp.-1316 0.7 ppb
No 4
C
319 Barnegat Twp.-1533 0.7 ppb
No 5
C+
320 Sayreville Boro-1219 0.7 ppb
No 2
B
321 Winslow Twp.-0436 0.7 ppb
No 37
F
322 Belmar Boro-1306 0.7 ppb
No 3
B-
323 Wall Twp.-1352 0.6 ppb
No 5
C+
324 Wall Twp.-1352 0.6 ppb
No 1
B
325 Hammonton Town-0113 0.6 ppb
No 38
C+
326 Englishtown Boro-1312 0.5 ppb
No 1
B+
327 Avon-By-The-Sea Boro-1305 0.4 ppb
No 3
B
328 Brielle Boro-1308 0.4 ppb
No 0
A-
329 Keyport Boro-1322 0.4 ppb
No 7
B-
330 New Hanover Twp.-0325 0.3 ppb
No 4
B+
331 East Brunswick Twp.-1204 0.1 ppb
No 17
F
332 Freehold Twp.-1316 0.0 ppb
No 22
F
333 Freehold Twp.-1316 0.0 ppb
No 3
C-
334 Burlington Twp.-0306 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
335 Hillside Twp.-2007 0.0 ppb
No 32
B-
336 Burlington Twp.-0306 0.0 ppb
No 0
B-
337 Lawrence Twp.-1107 0.0 ppb
No 40
F
338 Atlantic City-0102 0.0 ppb
No 4
B
339 Ocean City-0508 0.0 ppb
No 0
A+
340 Absecon City-0101 0.0 ppb
No 22
F
341 Absecon City-0101 0.0 ppb
No 4
B-
342 Franklin Twp.-1808 0.0 ppb
No 16
D+
343 Wayne Twp.-1614 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
344 Perth Amboy City--1216 0.0 ppb
No 8
C+
345 Washington Twp.-0818 0.0 ppb
No 0
F
346 Camden City-0408 0.0 ppb
No 8
C+
347 Franklin Twp.-1808 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
348 Montclair Town-0713 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
349 Jackson Twp.-1511 0.0 ppb
No 18
F
350 Vineland City-0614 0.0 ppb
No 70
F
351 Cape May City-0502 0.0 ppb
No 9
B
352 Willingboro Twp.-0338 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
353 Deptford Twp.-0802 0.0 ppb
No 3
B-
354 Berkeley Twp.-1505 0.0 ppb
No 2
C+
355 Orange City-0717 0.0 ppb
No 5
C+
356 Nutley Town-0716 0.0 ppb
No 13
C
357 Lacey Twp.-1512 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
358 Millville City-0610 0.0 ppb
No 3
F
359 Rahway City-2013 0.0 ppb
No 12
B
360 Phillipsburg Town-2119 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
361 Collingswood Boro-0412 0.0 ppb
No 4
B+
362 Little Egg Harbor-1516 0.0 ppb
No 1
A
363 Hamilton Twp-0112 0.0 ppb
No 4
C
364 Montville Twp.-1421 0.0 ppb
No 7
C
365 Hamilton Twp-0112 0.0 ppb
No 4
C+
366 Mantua Twp.-0810 0.0 ppb
No 28
F
367 Lyndhurst Twp-0232 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
368 Elmwood Park Boro-0211 0.0 ppb
No 12
B-
369 Ringwood Boro-1611 0.0 ppb
No 19
F
370 Medford Twp.-0320 0.0 ppb
No 2
C+
371 Kinnelon Boro-1415 0.0 ppb
No 41
F
372 South River Boro-1223 0.0 ppb
No 7
F
373 Sea Isle City-0509 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
374 Barnegat Twp.-1533 0.0 ppb
No 2
B+
375 Bloomingdale Boro-1601 0.0 ppb
No 14
D+
376 Ramsey Boro-0248 0.0 ppb
No 56
F
377 Ship Bottom Boro-1528 0.0 ppb
No 2
A-
378 Brigantine City-0103 0.0 ppb
No 3
B+
379 Harrison Town-0904 0.0 ppb
No 3
B+
380 North Hanover Twp.-0326 0.0 ppb
No 31
D
381 Verona Boro-0720 0.0 ppb
No 5
F
382 Pennsville Twp.-1708 0.0 ppb
No 5
C-
383 Cedar Grove Twp.-0704 0.0 ppb
No 3
B
384 Kinnelon Boro-1415 0.0 ppb
No 20
F
385 Spring Lake Boro-1348 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
386 Florence Twp.-0315 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
387 West Caldwell Boro-0721 0.0 ppb
No 3
C
388 Lower Twp.-0505 0.0 ppb
No 1
C+
389 Woodbury City-0822 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
390 Boonton Town-1401 0.0 ppb
No 9
F
391 Burlington City-0305 0.0 ppb
No 37
B
392 Old Bridge Twp.-1209 0.0 ppb
No 8
B
393 Washington Twp.-1438 0.0 ppb
No 22
F
394 Middle Twp.-0506 0.0 ppb
No 2
D
395 Pitman Boro-0815 0.0 ppb
No 11
B
396 Glen Ridge Boro-0708 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
397 Kinnelon Boro-1415 0.0 ppb
No 12
C
398 Woolwich Twp.-0824 0.0 ppb
No 1
B+
399 Vernon Twp.-1922 0.0 ppb
No 16
F
400 Fairfield Boro-0707 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
401 Southampton Twp.-0333 0.0 ppb
No 9
D
402 Westville Boro-0821 0.0 ppb
No 4
B-
403 Woodland Park Boro-1616 0.0 ppb
No 4
B
404 Mount Arlington Boro-1426 0.0 ppb
No 6
C+
405 Greenwich Twp.-0807 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
406 Buena Boro-0104 0.0 ppb
No 1
A
407 Plumstead Twp.-1523 0.0 ppb
No 5
C+
408 Byram Twp.-1904 0.0 ppb
No 29
D
409 Washington Twp.-1438 0.0 ppb
No 1
B
410 Ocean Gate Boro-1521 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
411 National Park Boro-0812 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
412 Upper Deerfield Twp.-0613 0.0 ppb
No 27
B-
413 Woodbury Heights Boro-0823 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
414 South Belmar Boro-1347 0.0 ppb
No 4
A-
415 Riverdale Boro-1433 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
416 Ogdensburg Boro-1916 0.0 ppb
No 2
B
417 Wenonah Boro-0819 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
418 Sussex Boro-1921 0.0 ppb
No 34
D+
419 Pine Beach Boro-1522 0.0 ppb
No 0
A
420 Pittsgrove Twp.-1710 0.0 ppb
No 76
D
421 Hopewell Boro-1105 0.0 ppb
No 3
C
422 Maurice River Twp.-0609 0.0 ppb
No 3
B+
423 Franklin Twp.-0805 0.0 ppb
No 5
B+
424 Winfield Twp.-2021 0.0 ppb
No 1
A-
425 Farmingdale Boro-1314 0.0 ppb
No 0
B+
426 Upper Twp.-0511 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
427 Stillwater Twp.-1920 0.0 ppb
No 13
D+
428 Califon Boro-1004 0.0 ppb
No 0
B
429 Roosevelt Boro-1341 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
430 Green Twp.-1908 0.0 ppb
No 5
D
431 Wrightstown Boro-0340 0.0 ppb
No 0
A-
432 Holland Twp.-1015 0.0 ppb
No 1
B-
433 Thonotosassa 0.0 ppb
No 8
B
434 Delaware Twp.-1007 0.0 ppb
No 16
B
435 Lebanon Twp.-1019 0.0 ppb
No 20
D
FAQ

Frequently asked questions about lead in New Jersey

Is lead in New Jersey tap water a concern?

Currently, no cities in New Jersey exceed the 15 ppb EPA lead action level. The state average is 3.0 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 New Jersey 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 New Jersey cities have the highest lead levels?

The cities with the highest 90th percentile lead levels in New Jersey are: Chesterfield Twp.-0307 (13.1 ppb), Point P. Beach Boro-1525 (12.8 ppb), Alpha Boro-2102 (12.0 ppb), Guttenberg Town-0903 (11.0 ppb), Guttenberg Town-0903 (11.0 ppb). See the full ranked table above.

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