Tap water in Kingsport, TN — ZIP 37642

2 public water systems serving about 127,711 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.

Poor

PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5 testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.

Water systems serving 37642

Kingsport Water Dept

PWSID TN0000349 · serves 107,739 · surface water

0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs) · PFAS up to 5.9 ppt — above federal limit

First U.d. Of Hawkins County

PWSID TN0000109 · serves 19,972 · surface water

1 health-based / 2 total violations (5 yrs) · PFAS up to 8.5 ppt

Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology