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Washington County, Maryland: drinking water records

This overview covers 19 ZIP codes and 18 community water systems in Washington County. It also stands in for 5 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.

In focus19ZIP codes in this overview
Public records. Clearer context.
3
systems in EPA's PFAS survey
1
systems where PFAS was found
1
systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses
6
systems that have reached the lead action level
4
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 Hagerstown MD021001092,200120000.8 ppb
Boonsboro - Keedysville MD02100024,250300503.3 ppb
Town of Hancock MD02100121,92160002.4 ppb
Town of Clear Spring MD02100054550010 ppb
Fahrney-Keedy Senior Living Community MD02102132500011 ppb
Saint James School MD02102092000011.1 ppb
Brook Lane Health Services MD02100041750012.2 ppb
Town of Smithsburg Distribution System MD02100182,50000016 ppb
Town of Sharpsburg MD02100171,3600000 ppb
Highfield MD02100011,1410003.9 ppb
Mount Aetna MD02100156880000 ppb
Sandy Hook MD02100192200000 ppb
Elk Ridge Lake MD02100061200001.7 ppb
Woodland Trailer Park MD0210205650001.1 ppb
Cedar Ridge Children'S Home & School MD0210020450001.8 ppb
Town of Williamsport Distribution System MD02100212,400000not reported
Lakeside Village MD02102151,575000not reported
Town of Funkstown Distribution System MD02100081,300000not reported

ZIP reports in Washington 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: 21711, 21715, 21733, 21734, 21779.

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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