Tap water in Salem, IN — ZIP 47281

2 public water systems serving about 22,280 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 47281

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

East Washington Rural Water

PWSID IN5288002 · serves 8,613 · surface water

0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)

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