Concord, NH Water Quality (ZIP 03302)

Quick Answers

Is ZIP 03302 tap water safe to drink? No PFAS above thresholds is reported for 03302 in current EPA data. Lead risk from older plumbing is a separate question; the results below cover the regulated contaminants tested for this system.

What filter should I use in 03302? A reverse osmosis system (NSF/ANSI 58) removes 90%+ of PFAS, lead, and arsenic. For smaller households, an NSF-53 certified pitcher (Clearly Filtered, ZeroWater) works. Standard Brita cartridges are not certified for PFAS.

ZIP 03302 Water Quality Summary

The public water system serving ZIP 03302 (Concord, NH) is not currently reported as having detected PFAS in recent EPA UCMR5 testing, though other regulated contaminants appear in the data below.

Contamination Level: NONE – No PFAS detected in recent testing for the systems serving this ZIP code.

Lead in ZIP 03302 Water

EPA Lead and Copper Rule testing recorded 4 lead samples for the systems serving 03302, with a 90th-percentile high of 0.116 mg/L (above the EPA 0.015 mg/L action level). There is no safe level of lead for children; homes built before 1986 should use a certified NSF/ANSI 53 lead filter.

EPA Violations Affecting ZIP 03302

The water systems serving 03302 have 14 health-based EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record, including 5000, 8000, Chromium. A health-based violation means a contaminant exceeded its federal limit or required treatment was not applied.

About the Data

Source: EPA UCMR5 monitoring (2023-2025), Lead and Copper Rule samples, and SDWIS violation records tied to the water system that serves 03302 in Concord, NH.