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Union County, New Jersey: drinking water records
This overview covers 26 ZIP codes and 7 community water systems in Union County. It also stands in for 0 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.
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 system | People served | PFAS survey results | PFAS found | Health-based violations | Lead, 9 in 10 homes at or below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nj American Water - Raritan NJ2004002 | 615,430 | 540 | 6 | 0 | 2 ppb |
| Nj American Water - Short Hills NJ0712001 | 217,230 | 900 | 7 | 0 | 3 ppb |
| Nj American Water - Liberty NJ2004001 | 134,000 | 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 ppb |
| Rahway Water Department NJ2013001 | 27,300 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Winfield Mutual Housing NJ2021001 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Regal Fountain House PA6200044 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 ppb |
| Tf Cairo Apartments NY1922996 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 ppb |
ZIP reports in Union County
No ZIP report in this county is published yet.
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.