Health Concerns Found SCHOOL DISTRICT PFAS DETECTED

Los Angeles Unified School District (CA): 8 Health Violations

169 ZIP codes · 59 water systems · 6,862,465 people served

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA drinking-water data for Los Angeles Unified School District: 6 unresolved violations in the water systems serving this district.

Data: ZipCheckup Home Safety Score model 4.0.0, EPA SDWIS and UCMR 5, EPA radon zones, EPA AirData, NCES

B · 72
Avg Safety Score (163 ZIP)
169
ZIP Codes
59
Water Systems
60
Violations (5yr) (168 ZIP)
0.0033 mg/L
Avg Lead Level
45
ZIPs with PFAS
Zone 2
Radon Risk (169 ZIP)

Why School Water Quality Matters

Children drink 2–4× more water per pound of body weight than adults, making them more vulnerable to contaminants. School water quality affects students for hours every weekday.

Home Safety and Water Evidence Overview

The Los Angeles Unified School District in California spans 169 ZIP codes. This materialization has canonical Home Safety Scores for 163 ZIP records and typed EPA water violation counts for 168 ZIP records. Missing evidence is not treated as zero.

The deduplicated primary-system served-population sum is 6,862,465 across 31 water systems. This is not the district resident population.

The average Home Safety Score under model 4.0.0 across 163 scored ZIP records is B (72/100)

  • with the lowest-scoring area at 51/100 .

Water quality in this district ranks better than 52% of ZIP codes nationally.

Why This Matters for Children

Children are more vulnerable to water contaminants than adults. The EPA and CDC identify these key risks:

  • Lead exposure - Even low levels of lead can affect brain development, reduce IQ, and cause behavioral problems in children. There is no safe level of lead for children.
  • PFAS ("forever chemicals") - Linked to immune system effects and developmental delays in children. Children drink more water relative to body weight than adults.
  • Nitrate - Dangerous for infants (can cause "blue baby syndrome"). Agricultural areas often have elevated nitrate.
  • Disinfection byproducts - Long-term exposure may increase cancer risk. School water fountains often have stagnant water that concentrates these compounds.

Lead Levels in the District

Metric Value EPA Threshold
Average lead level (90th percentile) 0.0033 mg/L 0.015 mg/L
Highest lead level 0.008 mg/L 0.015 mg/L
ZIP records exceeding EPA action level 0 of 168 with known status -

PFAS Contamination

PFAS ("forever chemicals") detected in 45 ZIP records in this district. The aggregate does not treat ZIP records without PFAS evidence as tested negatives. One or more PFAS compounds exceed EPA maximum contaminant levels.

Detected compounds: PFPeA, PFOS, PFBA, PFHxA, PFBS, PFOA, PFHpA, PFHxS, PFDA.

Highest measured level: 0.053 µg/L.

PFAS can accumulate in the body over time. Children's higher water intake relative to body weight makes them particularly susceptible. Reverse osmosis filters (NSF/ANSI 58) are the most effective at removing PFAS.

Learn more about PFAS in drinking water →

EPA Violation History

8 health-based violations recorded across 168 ZIP records with known health counts in the past 5 years. 22 of 168 ZIP records with known total counts have at least one violation. 6 violations remain unresolved.

Contaminants of Concern

Contaminant Category Violations Health-Based ZIPs Affected
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Disinfection Byproducts 10 No 10
Consumer Confidence Report Rule Reporting 10 No 6
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Disinfection Byproducts 7 No 7
Stage 2 DBP Rule Treatment Technique 6 Yes 3
Bromochloroacetic Acid Disinfection Byproducts 5 No 5
E. coli Microbiological 5 Yes 1
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment Technique 4 No 4
Lead Inorganic 3 No 3

Radon Risk

Dominant radon zone: Zone 2 (Moderate risk)

Water Facts and Home Safety Score by ZIP Code

ZIP Code City Home Safety Score EPA Violations Health Lead Level Exceeds?
90640 Montebello D (51) 12 1 0 mg/L No
90806 Long Beach B (71) 7 5 0.0029 mg/L No
91504 Burbank B (73) 5 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91505 Burbank B (73) 5 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91506 Burbank B (73) 5 0 0.0008 mg/L No
90048 Los Angeles B (74) 2 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90067 Los Angeles B (74) 2 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90069 West Hollywood B (74) 2 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90210 Beverly Hills B (74) 2 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90211 Beverly Hills B (74) 2 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90212 Beverly Hills B (74) 2 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90280 South Gate C (58) 2 0 0 mg/L No
91754 Monterey Park D (54) 2 1 0 mg/L No
91803 Alhambra B (71) 2 1 0 mg/L No
90045 Los Angeles B (75) 1 0 0.0056 mg/L No
90201 Bell Gardens C (58) 1 0 0 mg/L No
90255 Huntington Park C (58) 1 0 0 mg/L No
90302 Inglewood C (58) 1 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90303 Inglewood C (58) 1 0 0 mg/L No
91304 Canoga Park B (75) 1 0 0.008 mg/L No
91307 West Hills C (67) 1 0 0.008 mg/L No
91311 Chatsworth B (75) 1 0 0.008 mg/L No
90001 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90002 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90003 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90004 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90005 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90006 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90007 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90008 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90010 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90011 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90012 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90013 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90014 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90015 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90016 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0056 mg/L No
90017 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90018 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90019 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90020 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90021 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90022 Los Angeles C (58) 0 0 0 mg/L No
90023 Los Angeles C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90024 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90025 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90026 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90027 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90028 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90029 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90031 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90032 Los Angeles C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90033 Los Angeles C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90034 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90035 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90036 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90037 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90038 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90039 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90040 Los Angeles C (58) 0 0 0 mg/L No
90041 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90042 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90043 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90044 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90046 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90047 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90049 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90052 Los Angeles N/A 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90056 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90057 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90058 Los Angeles C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90059 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90061 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90062 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90063 Los Angeles C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90064 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90065 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90066 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0056 mg/L No
90068 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90071 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90073 Los Angeles N/A 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90077 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90079 Los Angeles N/A 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90089 Los Angeles N/A 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90094 Playa Vista B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90095 Los Angeles B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90220 Compton C (58) 0 0 0.0018 mg/L No
90221 Compton C (58) 0 0 0.0018 mg/L No
90230 Culver City B (75) 0 0 0.0056 mg/L No
90232 Culver City B (75) 0 0 0.0056 mg/L No
90241 Downey C (58) 0 0 0 mg/L No
90245 El Segundo B (75) 0 0 0 mg/L No
90247 Gardena B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90248 Gardena B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90249 Gardena B (75) 0 0 0 mg/L No
90250 Hawthorne B (75) 0 0 0 mg/L No
90262 Lynwood C (58) 0 0 0.00085 mg/L No
90270 Maywood C (58) 0 0 0 mg/L No
90272 Pacific Palisades B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90274 Palos Verdes Peninsula B (75) 0 0 0.0016 mg/L No
90275 Rancho Palos Verdes B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90290 Topanga N/A 0 0 0 mg/L No
90291 Venice B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90292 Marina Del Rey B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90293 Playa Del Rey B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90402 Santa Monica C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90403 Santa Monica C (58) 0 0 0.0014 mg/L No
90405 Santa Monica C (58) 0 0 0.0014 mg/L No
90501 Torrance B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90502 Torrance B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90504 Torrance B (75) 0 0 0 mg/L No
90505 Torrance B (75) 0 0 0.0018 mg/L No
90710 Harbor City B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90717 Lomita C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90731 San Pedro B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90732 San Pedro B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90744 Wilmington B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90745 Carson B (75) 0 0 0.0018 mg/L No
90746 Carson B (75) 0 0 0.0018 mg/L No
90805 Long Beach B (75) 0 0 0.0018 mg/L No
90807 Long Beach B (75) 0 0 0.00097 mg/L No
90810 Long Beach B (75) 0 0 0.0018 mg/L No
90813 Long Beach B (75) 0 0 0.00097 mg/L No
91030 South Pasadena B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91040 Sunland B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91042 Tujunga B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91105 Pasadena B (75) 0 0 0 mg/L No
91201 Glendale C (58) 0 0 0 mg/L No
91206 Glendale C (58) 0 0 0 mg/L No
91214 La Crescenta C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91302 Calabasas B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91303 Canoga Park B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91306 Winnetka B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91316 Encino B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91321 Newhall C (58) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91324 Northridge B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91325 Northridge B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91326 Porter Ranch B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91330 Northridge B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91331 Pacoima B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91335 Reseda B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91340 San Fernando B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91342 Sylmar B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91343 North Hills B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91344 Granada Hills B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91345 Mission Hills B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91352 Sun Valley B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91356 Tarzana B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91364 Woodland Hills B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91367 Woodland Hills B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91371 Woodland Hills B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91381 Stevenson Ranch C (58) 0 0 0 mg/L No
91387 Canyon Country C (58) 0 0 0 mg/L No
91401 Van Nuys B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91402 Panorama City B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91403 Sherman Oaks B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91405 Van Nuys B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91406 Van Nuys B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91411 Van Nuys B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91423 Sherman Oaks B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91436 Encino B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91601 North Hollywood B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91602 North Hollywood B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91604 Studio City B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91605 North Hollywood B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91606 North Hollywood B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91607 Valley Village B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
91608 Universal City B (75) 0 0 0.0039 mg/L No
90704 Avalon N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

What Parents Can Do

  1. Request lead testing at your child's school - The EPA's 3Ts program (Training, Testing, Taking Action) provides guidance for schools. Ask your school board about their water testing schedule.
  2. Review the Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) - Your water utility publishes this annually. It details all detected contaminants.
  3. Test your home's water - Especially if your home has older plumbing (pre-1986) that may contain lead solder or lead pipes.
  4. Address PFAS - If PFAS are detected in your area, a reverse osmosis or activated carbon block filter rated NSF/ANSI 53 or 58 can reduce levels significantly.
  5. Pack water from home - If you're concerned about school water quality, send your child with a water bottle filled at home (filtered if possible).
  6. Stay informed - Bookmark this page to check for updates on water quality in your school district.

Need help with school water quality?

Typical cost: Water test: typically $20–$50 (DIY kit) · Professional inspection: $150–$400

Find the Right Water Filter

Free tip: Let cold water run for 2 minutes before drinking — this helps flush lead from your pipes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the water safe in Los Angeles Unified School District schools?

EPA system-level records associated with Los Angeles Unified School District show 8 health-based violations across 168 ZIP records with known health counts. These records do not measure individual school taps. Parents should request current building-level testing results from the school district.

Does Los Angeles Unified School District test for lead in school water?

Federal law does not require schools to test for lead in drinking water (except in some states with specific mandates). The EPA's voluntary 3Ts program encourages testing. Contact your school district office to ask about their testing schedule and results.

What level of lead is safe for children?

There is no safe level of lead for children, according to the CDC. The EPA action level of 0.015 mg/L (15 ppb) triggers corrective action for water systems, but the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that school water contain no more than 0.001 mg/L (1 ppb).

Are there PFAS in Los Angeles Unified School District water?

Yes, PFAS have been detected in 45 ZIP records associated with this district. ZIP records without PFAS evidence are not counted as tested negatives. PFAS are "forever chemicals" that do not break down and can accumulate in the body. The EPA has set maximum contaminant levels for certain PFAS compounds.

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