Tap water in Columbus, IN — ZIP 47201
5 public water systems serving about 102,356 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
D
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 47201
Columbus Municipal Utility
PWSID IN5203002 · serves 51,122 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 16.3 ppt
Brown County Water Utility
PWSID IN5207001 · serves 15,368 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 12.9 ppt — above federal limit
Jackson County Water Utility
PWSID IN5236003 · serves 13,667 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 6 ppt — above federal limit
Eastern Bartholomew Water
PWSID IN5203004 · serves 13,547 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
Southwestern Bartholomew Water Corp.
PWSID IN5203008 · serves 8,652 ·
groundwater
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 14.1 ppt
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology