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Adams County, Pennsylvania: drinking water records

This overview covers 14 ZIP codes and 30 community water systems in Adams County. It also stands in for 6 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.

In focus14ZIP codes in this overview
Public records. Clearer context.
3
systems in EPA's PFAS survey
3
systems where PFAS was found
3
systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses
10
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
Littlestown Boro PA70100227,300420613 ppb
Gettysburg Muni Auth PA701001912,425480502 ppb
New Oxford Munci Auth PA70100253,963180602 ppb
Possum Valley Muni Auth PA70100348000026 ppb
Hillside Rest Home INC PA70100065800121.4 ppb
Lake Meade Muni Auth PA70100363,2210000.1 ppb
Bonneauville Muni Water Auth PA70100122,73000027.2 ppb
Biglerville Water Co PA70100202,50100013 ppb
Fairfield Muni Auth PA70100052,1500008 ppb
East Berlin Area Joint Auth PA70100031,75000016.1 ppb
Pa Amer Water Co Lake Heritage PA70100351,6480005 ppb
Arendtsville Muni Water Sys PA70100011,20000014 ppb
York Springs Muni Water PA70100301,0950005.9 ppb
Bendersville Muni Auth PA70100021,0390005.9 ppb
Eisenhower Water Supply PA7010048760000117 ppb
Franklin TWP Muni Auth PA701003244100021.1 ppb
Anchor Estates PA70100173000001 ppb
Western Cumberland Water Sys PA70100382750006 ppb
Hoffman Homes for Youths INC PA701002127000015 ppb
Carroll Valley Water System PA70100332670004 ppb
Paramount Senior Living PA701000725000070 ppb
Oak Village PA70100112250005 ppb
Mountain View MHP PA701002918000015 ppb
Eastern Cumberland Water Sys PA70100441500006.3 ppb
Castle Hill MHP PA70100141200002 ppb

ZIP reports in Adams 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: 17303, 17307, 17316, 17320, 17343, 17372.

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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