Goodyear, AZ Water Quality (ZIP 85395)

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Is ZIP 85395 tap water safe to drink? Water for ZIP 85395 shows high PFAS contamination. EPA testing found a peak of 220 ppt, above the EPA's 4 ppt enforceable limit. A reverse osmosis or certified PFAS filter is strongly recommended.

What filter should I use in 85395? 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 85395 Water Quality Summary

EPA testing has detected PFAS "forever chemicals" in the water systems serving ZIP 85395 (Goodyear, AZ). Monitoring found a peak of 220 ppt across 2 systems, averaging 2.57 ppt over 9 detected compounds.

Contamination Level: HIGH – High contamination – multiple PFAS compounds detected at levels significantly above EPA safety thresholds.

Top Detected Compounds in ZIP 85395

• PFOS: 220 ppt (exceeds the EPA 4 ppt limit)
• PFHXS: 110 ppt (exceeds the EPA 10 ppt limit)
• PFOA: 50 ppt (exceeds the EPA 4 ppt limit)
• PFHPA: 30 ppt (exceeds the EPA 10 ppt limit)
• PFPEA: 0.05 ppt

Lead in ZIP 85395 Water

EPA Lead and Copper Rule testing recorded 20 lead samples for the systems serving 85395, with a 90th-percentile high of 0.0025 mg/L (within 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 85395

The water systems serving 85395 has 1 health-based EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violation on record, including 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 85395 in Goodyear, AZ.

Beyond water: other exposures in Goodyear, AZ

Drinking water is one exposure route. These are the other federal datasets that cover ZIP 85395 and Maricopa County, AZ.

Radon risk in Maricopa County, AZ

The EPA places Maricopa County, AZ in Zone 2 - a moderate-risk category, with a predicted average indoor radon level between 2 and 4 pCi/L. Zone maps predict the radon potential of an area from geology and existing indoor readings - they do not describe any individual home. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among people who have never smoked, and the only way to know your own level is a test kit.

Lead paint risk in Maricopa County, AZ

Census figures show 30% of homes in Maricopa County, AZ were built before 1980, and 2% before 1950. Lead-based paint was banned for residential use in 1978, so older housing stock is the strongest available proxy for lead-paint exposure. This is a statistic about the county's housing, not a test of any particular property - if your home predates 1980, a lead swab test is the way to check.

Air quality in Maricopa County, AZ

Modelled annual fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) for Maricopa County, AZ averages 7.6 µg/m³, within the EPA's annual PM2.5 standard of 9 µg/m³. PM2.5 is the pollution fraction small enough to reach deep into the lungs. These are CDC modelled estimates for the county as a whole, not a reading taken at this ZIP code.

Superfund sites near 85395

There is 1 EPA Superfund (National Priorities List) site within about five miles of 85395: Phoenix-Goodyear Airport Area (about 3.8 miles). Distances are measured from the ZIP code's geographic centre, so the distance from a specific address will differ. Proximity to a listed site is a fact about location - it is not itself evidence of exposure.

Industrial releases near 85395

EPA Toxics Release Inventory data for 2023 records 5 reporting facilities within about five miles of 85395, together reporting roughly 468,500 pounds of on-site chemical releases that year. TRI covers facilities above federal reporting thresholds, so smaller sources are not included, and a reported release is not the same as a measured concentration in air or water.