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San Mateo County, California: drinking water records

This overview covers 30 ZIP codes and 36 community water systems in San Mateo County. It also stands in for 1 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.

In focus30ZIP codes in this overview
Public records. Clearer context.
19
systems in EPA's PFAS survey
1
systems where PFAS was found
0
systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses
16
systems that have reached the lead action level
8
systems with a health-based violation since 2016

System population figures are summed from EPA registry records and can overlap where wholesalers and retail systems serve the same people. They are not a Census county-population estimate.

Water systems with the most complete records

Water systemPeople servedPFAS survey resultsPFAS foundHealth-based violationsLead, 9 in 10 homes at or below
City of Daly City CA4110013104,901525000 ppb
California Water Service - San Mateo CA4110008102,348120004.4 ppb
City of Redwood City CA411002292,81995000 ppb
California Water Service-S San Francisco CA411000964,146180004.1 ppb
California Water Service - Bear Gulch CA411000661,431120004 ppb
City of San Bruno CA411002342,631360000 ppb
North Coast County Water Dist CA411002538,546120000 ppb
Estero Municipal Improvement District CA411002136,556120000 ppb
California Water Service - San Carlos CA411000735,344120005.8 ppb
City of Burlingame CA411000331,45190006.3 ppb
Mid-Peninsula Water District CA411000130,609120000 ppb
City of East Palo Alto CA411002429,51990000 ppb
City of Millbrae CA411001822,795120000 ppb
Menlo Park Municipal Water CA411001722,362120003.1 ppb
Coastside County Water District CA411001118,940240001.6 ppb
Westborough Water District CA411002713,486120000 ppb
Town of Hillsborough CA411001611,766120000 ppb
Montara Water and Sanitary District CA41100106,078240000 ppb
O'Connor Tract Co-Operative Water Co. CA41100192,7890010 ppb
Guadalupe Valley Mid CA41100051,472120600 ppb
Cuesta la Honda Guild INC CA41100129150040 ppb
County Service Area 11 CA41005826420010.6 ppb
County Service Area 7 CA41005093000062.1 ppb
Camp Loma Mar CA41005292080010 ppb
Redwood Terrace Mutual CA4100510560017 ppb

ZIP reports in San Mateo County

No ZIP report in this county is published yet.

These ZIP codes are covered by this overview because their utility has too little EPA data for a separate page: 94128.

Sources and scope

EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Page generated 2026-09-03.

Counts cover the systems that report this county to EPA. A water system may cross county lines. "Found" means at least one result at or above the laboratory reporting level; it is not a compliance finding.

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