Neighborhood Report Grade A

Chestertown, MD Home Safety by Neighborhood - Water Issues Recorded

Name: Water Quality Data for Chestertown, Maryland
Creator: ZipCheckup
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

2 ZIP codes · 2 EPA violations on record for mapped water systems

Data source: ZipCheckup Home Safety Score registry; EPA SDWIS; EPA radon; EPA AirNow

ZipCheckup compares 2 ZIP codes across Chestertown, MD. The area averages a grade A (99/100); water systems associated with 1 ZIP code have recorded EPA violations.

Home-safety conditions vary across Chestertown, MD. We compared 2 ZIP codes using the current versioned Home Safety Score. Water compliance remains one component alongside PFAS screening, radon, and annual air quality.

City Overview: Grade A (99/100)

Grade	Neighborhoods	%
A	1	100%
B	0	0%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Neighborhood Rankings

Mapped ZIP codes in Chestertown ranked by Home Safety Score:

Rank	ZIP Code	Score	Grade	Violations	Lead Risk
1	21620	99	A	2	0.0012 mg/L
2	21690	—	—	—	No data

How Neighborhoods Compare

Each ZIP code compared to county and state averages:

EPA Violations

2 total violations since 2021 across the water systems mapped to Chestertown ZIP codes (each system counted once; includes small systems beyond the city utility)
1 health-based violation records in the available EPA data
1 of 1 directly mapped ZIP record are mapped to water systems with recorded violations
0 of 1 ZIP records with known lead status are served by a system whose 90th-percentile lead result exceeded the EPA action level

Top Contaminants

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs
Lead and Copper Rule Revisions	2	1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which ZIP code in Chestertown has the highest home safety score?

ZIP code 21620 has the highest safety score among scored ZIP codes in Chestertown at 99/100 (grade A). Check the full report for details.

Is Chestertown water safe to drink?

The Home Safety Score is not a drinking-water grade. Across 1 directly mapped ZIP records, 2 EPA violations are recorded; 0 of 1 records with known lead status exceed the action level. Check the specific ZIP and serving system before drawing a property-level conclusion.

Data Sources

EPA SDWIS
U.S. Census Bureau

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

How to cite this page

APA

ZipCheckup. (2026). Chestertown, MD Home Safety by Neighborhood - Water Issues Recorded. https://zipcheckup.com/neighborhoods/md/chestertown/

BibTeX

@misc{zipcheckup-neighborhoods-md-chestertown,
  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Chestertown, MD Home Safety by Neighborhood - Water Issues Recorded}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/neighborhoods/md/chestertown/}
}

Page version: October 2026.