Public water monitoring in Fair Oaks shows a safety record well above the CA median - health-based violations are isolated exceptions rather than recurring patterns, the city's systems have stayed compliant across recent reporting cycles, and no cluster of recurring exceedances appears in any single service area.

Data: EPA SDWIS

Overview

We track home safety data for 1 ZIP code in Fair Oaks, California (population ~43,783), covering 5 community water systems serving approximately 210,192 people region-wide. The EPA snapshots used for this build directly map water systems to 1 of 1 ZIP codes.

1 of 1 ZIP code with a reported violation count in the available EPA record (100%) have recorded EPA violations. The available record reports no health-based violations for this measured scope.

Home Safety Score

Average Home Safety Score for Fair Oaks: A (99/100)

Model 4.0.0 uses four measured components across three equally weighted domains. If a required domain is unavailable, no score is published:

Factor	What It Measures
Water Quality	EPA violations and compliance history
PFAS MCL Screen	UCMR 5 testing against the covered federal MCLs
Radon Risk	EPA radon zone classification
Annual AQI	EPA AirData county-year median with at least 90 observed days

Water Sources

Fair Oaks water systems draw from: Surface water.

Lead & Copper

• Average lead level (90th percentile): 0.0010 mg/L (EPA action level: 0.015 mg/L)
• 0 of 1 ZIP code with known status exceed the EPA lead action level

Radon Risk

Dominant radon zone: Zone 3 (Low Risk)

Top Contaminants

Areas with Most Violations

All ZIP Codes in Fair Oaks

• 95628 [A] - 2 violations

Data Sources

• Water quality: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)
• Lead/copper: EPA Lead and Copper Rule sampling data
• Radon: EPA Map of Radon Zones

Reporting periods vary by source. Missing data is shown as unavailable, not as zero.

Housing Age Profile

For residents trying to assess tap water risk in Fair Oaks, the median build year of 1975 is the starting context. It signals that a majority of homes were constructed before 1986 - the year federal rules prohibited lead solder in new plumbing - and that a significant share likely predates 1970, when lead pipes were still a common choice for residential service connections. Neither risk tier is rare in this housing inventory.

1975

Median Year Built

73%

Pre-1986 (Lead Paint Risk)

23%

Pre-1970 (Lead Pipes Risk)

Pre-1970 (23%) 1970–1986 (50%) Post-1986 (27%)

Over half of homes in Fair Oaks were built before 1986, when lead solder was banned. Older plumbing may leach lead into drinking water, especially with corrosive water chemistry.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS B25034.

Fair Oaks: Remediation Cost in Perspective

Remediation costs in Fair Oaks are small relative to typical property values - the cost-to-value ratio here is favorable.

Median Home Value

$615,400

Est. Remediation

$1,700

Remediation as % of home value 0.3%

Remediation costs in Fair Oaks are relatively low compared to home values. The $1,100–$2,600 estimated range is a small fraction of median property value. Home values are 17% below the California average.

Protecting Children from Lead in Fair Oaks

73%

Homes Built Before 1986

0.001

mg/L Avg Lead (Limit: 0.015)

Why children are most at risk: The CDC states there is no safe level of lead exposure for children. Children under 6 absorb lead more readily than adults, and even low levels can cause developmental delays, learning difficulties, and behavioral problems.

73% of Fair Oaks housing dates to the pre-rule era, alongside aggregate readings hovering at the federal action mark - household-level confirmation through a draw-test kit fits the local picture.

Sources: EPA Lead and Copper Rule, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC childhood lead poisoning prevention guidelines.

Historical Flood-Claim Evidence for Fair Oaks

57

Total FEMA Flood Claims

$15,433

Avg Reported Sum With Payment Data

0%

A/V Share of Claim-Record ZIPs

Historical NFIP data for Fair Oaks contains 57 flood insurance claims. Among claims with payment data, the average reported building, contents, and ICC component sum is $15,433. Among ZIP codes with claim records, 0% have an A- or V-family dominant rated zone recorded in those historical claims. This is not a complete current FEMA property-map inventory.

How flooding affects water quality: Flood events can introduce sewage, agricultural runoff, and industrial chemicals into water supplies. Even after floodwaters recede, contamination can persist in wells and aging infrastructure. The <strong>$1,700</strong> remediation estimate shown here excludes flood insurance and is not derived from NFIP claim count.

Claim count does not establish current property risk. Check the exact address in FEMA's current map and obtain a property-specific insurance quote when relevant.

Source: historical FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claim records. No current FEMA property-map designation is asserted.