STATE REPORT VA 213 HEALTH VIOLATIONS

Virginia Water: 1.6K Violations — 1228 ZIPs

1228 ZIP codes · 627 water systems · IPC plumbing code · Updated 2026-06-04

Data: EPA SDWIS, NWS, State plumbing boards, Rewiring America Last verified: 2026-06-04

1228
ZIP Codes
627
Water Systems
394
ZIPs with Violations
IPC
Plumbing Code
C · 66
Avg Safety Score
4
ZIPs Exceeding Lead Limit
40%
High Radon Risk (Zone 1)
#26
of 51 States
37%
ZIPs Rated A or B
32%
ZIPs with Violations
C
Virginia average: 66/100 — ranked #26 of 51 states. 1 points below the national average (67). 32% of ZIP codes have recorded violations.

Virginia water systems record below-average compliance statewide — health-based violations appear across multiple utility districts, and the pattern in current EPA tracking data spans a broad geographic footprint rather than a single problem region.

Score Distribution

How Virginia's 1228 ZIP codes are distributed across safety grades.

183
A
272
B
408
C
363
D
2
F
85-10070-8455-6940-540-39

Home Safety Scores by State

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F (0-49) D (50-64) C (65-74) B (75-84) A (85+)

Data: EPA SDWIS, FEMA NFIP, EPA Radon, USGS Earthquake Hazards, NIFC Wildfire • 2026-06-04

Top 10 Safest ZIP Codes in Virginia

Highest Home Safety Scores in the state.

#ZIP CodeCityCountyScoreGrade
1 22320 AlexandriaAlexandria 99 A
2 22321 AlexandriaAlexandria 99 A
3 22331 AlexandriaAlexandria 99 A
4 22332 AlexandriaAlexandria 99 A
5 22333 AlexandriaAlexandria 99 A
6 22334 AlexandriaAlexandria 99 A
7 22336 AlexandriaAlexandria 99 A
8 22350 AlexandriaAlexandria 99 A
9 22402 FredericksburgFredericksburg 99 A
10 22404 FredericksburgFredericksburg 99 A

10 Lowest-Scoring ZIP Codes in Virginia

#ZIP CodeCityCountyScoreGradeViolations
1 24179 VintonRoanoke 35 F 1
2 23662 Poquoson 37 F 0
3 24640 Red AshTazewell 40 D 0
4 24639 RavenTazewell 40 D 0
5 24622 Jewell RidgeTazewell 40 D 0
6 24619 HorsepenTazewell 40 D 0
7 24608 Burkes GardenTazewell 40 D 0
8 24601 AmonateTazewell 40 D 0
9 24599 WinginaBuckingham 40 D 0
10 24594 SutherlinPittsylvania 40 D 0

County Rankings

Water quality breakdown by county. 125 counties with data in Virginia.

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F (0-49) D (50-64) C (65-74) B (75-84) A (85+)

County-level aggregation of ZIP code safety scores • EPA SDWIS, FEMA NFIP, EPA Radon, USGS, NIFC

CountyAvg ScoreGradeZIPsBest ZIPWorst ZIP
Loudoun 71 B 33 20105 (83) 20198 (53)
Rappahannock 68 C 5 20106 (83) 22749 (53)
Manassas 69 C 1 20108 (69) 20108 (69)
Prince William 71 B 19 20136 (83) 20182 (53)
Manassas Park 65 C 1 20113 (65) 20113 (65)
Louisa 49 D 11 23093 (66) 23170 (40)
Culpeper 60 C 26 22726 (83) 22746 (53)
Fairfax 51 D 63 20172 (66) 22160 (40)
Clarke 48 D 11 20135 (57) 22625 (40)
Warren 55 C 12 22642 (70) 22640 (40)
Fauquier 77 B 4 20186 (83) 22734 (58)
Sussex 71 B 14 23888 (94) 22153 (65)
Isle of Wight 72 B 21 23397 (99) 22101 (60)
Arlington 81 B 30 22201 (82) 22207 (72)
Alexandria 94 A 14 22320 (99) 22314 (85)
Fredericksburg 96 A 3 22402 (99) 22401 (90)
Northumberland 77 B 13 22403 (95) 22511 (60)
Stafford 64 C 5 22406 (70) 22554 (60)
Spotsylvania 67 C 3 22408 (70) 22407 (65)
Caroline 71 B 23 22535 (99) 22460 (65)
Henrico 90 A 16 23288 (99) 22428 (65)
King George 73 B 7 22448 (91) 22739 (66)
Essex 70 B 6 22560 (84) 22454 (60)
Middlesex 73 B 18 23092 (99) 23043 (60)
Westmoreland 78 B 4 22520 (88) 22509 (66)
Richmond 91 A 36 23273 (99) 22472 (66)
Lancaster 72 B 9 22480 (88) 22578 (55)
Gloucester 72 B 17 23075 (95) 23178 (65)
Madison 58 C 17 22989 (83) 22948 (53)
Orange 55 C 2 22960 (69) 22567 (40)
Frederick 59 C 6 22601 (62) 23024 (53)
Winchester 67 C 1 22604 (67) 22604 (67)
Shenandoah 51 D 11 22641 (68) 22844 (40)
Harrisonburg 66 C 4 22803 (66) 22802 (65)
Albemarle 66 C 20 22945 (83) 22987 (53)
Rockingham 50 D 19 22815 (65) 22850 (40)
Page 63 C 3 22849 (65) 22835 (60)
Charlottesville 81 B 8 22904 (82) 22903 (77)
Nelson 65 C 11 22967 (83) 24464 (53)
Greene 67 C 3 22968 (78) 22973 (59)
Augusta 51 D 16 24431 (70) 24469 (40)
Fluvanna 50 D 9 23022 (61) 24590 (40)
Amherst 63 C 7 24572 (79) 24595 (53)
Waynesboro 51 D 1 22980 (51) 22980 (51)
Nottoway 49 D 10 23922 (64) 23955 (40)
Buckingham 50 D 7 23936 (66) 24599 (40)
Hanover 87 A 7 23069 (95) 23047 (73)
New Kent 80 B 4 23124 (95) 23011 (66)
Goochland 48 D 11 23063 (66) 23153 (40)
Mathews 64 C 16 23064 (73) 23138 (55)
King and Queen 75 B 9 23177 (98) 23190 (66)
Charles City 70 B 7 23030 (91) 23831 (65)
Cumberland 62 C 2 23040 (64) 23901 (60)
James City 78 B 9 23186 (99) 23696 (55)
King William 84 B 3 23086 (95) 23106 (73)
Chesterfield 57 C 7 23297 (62) 23120 (40)
Southampton 73 B 15 23829 (94) 23315 (65)
Pittsylvania 49 D 14 24137 (70) 24594 (40)
Williamsburg 95 A 1 23187 (95) 23187 (95)
Craig 58 C 3 23240 (66) 24131 (53)
Accomack 71 B 37 23395 (99) 23336 (55)
Northampton 75 B 20 23405 (94) 23486 (65)
Chesapeake 87 A 9 23326 (99) 23320 (75)
Suffolk 92 A 8 23439 (99) 23435 (85)
Virginia Beach 90 A 21 23459 (99) 23456 (75)
Norfolk 89 A 22 23506 (99) 23508 (75)
Kanawha 87 A 1 23515 (87) 23515 (87)
Newport News 87 A 9 23604 (99) 23607 (79)
York 93 A 6 23691 (99) 23692 (80)
Hampton 88 A 12 23651 (99) 23669 (74)
Portsmouth 88 A 8 23705 (99) 23707 (80)
Prince George 80 B 3 23875 (93) 23801 (66)
Petersburg 58 C 3 23804 (62) 23805 (56)
Dinwiddie 44 D 10 23840 (60) 23885 (40)
Brunswick 51 D 4 23920 (65) 23873 (40)
Colonial Heights 85 A 1 23834 (85) 23834 (85)
Surry 78 B 5 23883 (90) 23846 (66)
Mecklenburg 68 C 14 23917 (83) 23976 (53)
Emporia 81 B 1 23847 (81) 23847 (81)
Hopewell 90 A 1 23860 (90) 23860 (90)
Greensville 68 C 3 23879 (73) 23870 (66)
Prince Edward 61 C 4 23909 (83) 23966 (53)
Charlotte 59 C 10 23959 (83) 23967 (53)
Lunenburg 64 C 4 23974 (83) 23952 (53)
Appomattox 46 D 4 24522 (62) 24593 (40)
Halifax 61 C 9 24589 (83) 24539 (53)
Roanoke 62 C 43 24002 (67) 24179 (35)
Botetourt 58 C 9 24090 (67) 24130 (40)
Carroll 62 C 12 24330 (82) 24085 (50)
Henry 53 D 11 24078 (70) 24089 (40)
Montgomery 55 C 14 24061 (70) 24162 (40)
Giles 59 C 10 24147 (66) 24167 (53)
Franklin 77 B 13 24101 (95) 24530 (66)
Patrick 53 D 5 24120 (68) 24177 (40)
Bland 59 C 3 24084 (66) 24366 (51)
Floyd 64 C 4 24380 (79) 24185 (53)
Bedford 50 D 8 24523 (70) 24570 (40)
Martinsville 84 B 2 24113 (84) 24114 (84)
Pulaski 52 D 6 24143 (69) 24313 (40)
Radford 65 C 2 24142 (65) 24141 (64)
Salem 60 C 3 24155 (63) 24153 (55)
Bristol 66 C 5 24202 (69) 24201 (64)
Washington 59 C 7 24211 (70) 24236 (45)
Wise 66 C 8 24216 (78) 24279 (50)
Buchanan 59 C 9 24656 (73) 24620 (50)
Lee 51 D 10 24243 (70) 24265 (40)
Dickenson 62 C 8 24228 (77) 24607 (53)
Russell 54 D 8 24260 (69) 24280 (40)
Scott 57 C 6 24245 (67) 24271 (40)
Norton 73 B 1 24273 (73) 24273 (73)
Grayson 58 C 8 24348 (79) 24363 (44)
Tazewell 51 D 23 24609 (65) 24640 (40)
Smyth 50 D 8 24378 (68) 24340 (40)
Wythe 56 C 6 24368 (62) 24374 (53)
Staunton 65 C 2 24402 (70) 24401 (60)
Bath 52 D 4 24484 (70) 24412 (40)
Highland 49 D 6 24465 (70) 24468 (40)
Rockbridge 49 D 16 24415 (66) 24588 (40)
Buena Vista 54 D 1 24416 (54) 24416 (54)
Alleghany 60 C 6 24448 (70) 24474 (53)
Covington 50 D 1 24426 (50) 24426 (50)
Lexington 58 C 1 24450 (58) 24450 (58)
Lynchburg 80 B 8 24504 (83) 24502 (73)
Campbell 57 C 5 24517 (69) 24577 (40)
Danville 60 C 4 24543 (62) 24541 (57)

Most Common Contaminants in Virginia

Contaminant / RuleCategoryZIPs AffectedViolationsHealth Risk
Consumer Confidence Report Rule Reporting 187 435 Yes
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM) Disinfection Byproducts 155 394 Yes
Stage 1 DBP Rule Treatment Technique 105 134 Yes
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment Technique 103 173 No
Revised Total Coliform Rule Microbiological 75 132 No
Lead and Copper Rule Treatment Technique 39 59 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Disinfection Byproducts 30 81 Yes
Fecal Coliform Microbiological 24 24 No

Overview

We track water quality, weather alerts, plumbing regulations, and energy rebates for 1228 ZIP codes across Virginia, covering 627 community water systems that serve approximately 6,767,165 people.

394 of 1228 ZIP codes (32%) have recorded EPA violations. 213 health-based violations have been documented.

Plumbing Regulations

Virginia follows the Uniform Statewide Building Code (based on IPC) (2021 edition).

  • Plumbing code: IPC (2021)
  • Homeowner DIY: Licensed plumber required
  • Water heater permit: Required
  • Annual backflow test: Required

Full Virginia regulations →

Areas with Most Violations

ZIP Code City Safety Score Violations Health-Based System
23314 Carrollton C 29 13 Smithfield, Town of
24225 Cleveland D 29 0 Lebanon, Town of
22949 Lovingston B 26 8 Ncsa - Wintergreen
24540 Danville C 22 3 City of Danville,
24541 Danville C 22 3 City of Danville,
24543 Danville C 22 3 City of Danville,
24544 Danville C 22 3 City of Danville,
24084 Dublin C 21 1 Dublin Town of
23424 Rescue B 20 19 Rescue Waterworks
22664 Woodstock D 17 12 Woodstock, Town of

Areas with No Violations

ZIP Code City Safety Score System Population
20101 Dulles D LOUDOUN WATER - CENTRAL SYSTEM 334,808
20102 Dulles D LOUDOUN WATER - CENTRAL SYSTEM 334,808
20103 Dulles D LOUDOUN WATER - CENTRAL SYSTEM 334,808
20104 Dulles D LOUDOUN WATER - CENTRAL SYSTEM 334,808
20106 Amissville B Erinbrook 85
20115 Marshall D Marshall Waterworks 1,728
20116 Marshall D WARRENTON, TOWN OF 11,801
20119 Catlett D New Baltimore Regional 8,818
20120 Centreville C FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY 1,121,613
20121 Centreville C FAIRFAX COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY 1,121,613

Home Safety Score

Average Home Safety Score for Virginia: C (66/100)

Lead & Copper

  • Average lead level (90th percentile): 0.0030 mg/L (EPA action level: 0.015 mg/L)
  • 4 ZIP codes exceed the EPA lead action level

Radon Risk

  • High risk (Zone 1): 487 ZIP codes (40%)
  • Moderate risk (Zone 2): 282 ZIP codes
  • Low risk (Zone 3): 453 ZIP codes

ZIP Code Reports for Virginia

Largest Communities

ZIP Code City Population Safety Grade Violations
20120 Centreville 1,499,117 C 0
22204 Arlington 1,497,303 B 2
20152 Chantilly 1,456,421 D 0
20164 Sterling 1,456,421 D 0
20165 Sterling 1,456,421 D 0
22066 Great Falls 1,456,421 D 0
22203 Arlington 1,338,103 B 2
22205 Arlington 1,338,103 B 2
22207 Arlington 1,338,103 B 2
22213 Arlington 1,338,103 B 2
22042 Falls Church 1,336,613 C 0
22043 Falls Church 1,336,613 C 0
22044 Falls Church 1,336,613 C 0
22046 Falls Church 1,336,613 C 0
22101 Mc Lean 1,336,613 C 0
22302 Alexandria 1,283,703 A 0
22303 Alexandria 1,283,703 C 0
22304 Alexandria 1,283,703 A 0
22311 Alexandria 1,283,703 C 0
22312 Alexandria 1,283,703 C 0

Lowest Safety Scores

ZIP Code City Score Grade Violations
24179 Vinton 35 F 1
23662 Poquoson 37 F 0
20116 Marshall 40 D 0
20122 Centreville 40 D 0
20130 Paris 40 D 0

Highest Safety Scores

ZIP Code City Score Grade Violations
22320 Alexandria 99 A 0
22321 Alexandria 99 A 0
22331 Alexandria 99 A 0
22332 Alexandria 99 A 0
22333 Alexandria 99 A 0

All 1228 ZIP Codes in Virginia

Data Sources

Updated daily.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the water safe to drink in Virginia?

Virginia has 627 community water systems serving 6,767,165 people across 1228 ZIP codes. There are 1,610 recorded violations, including 213 health-based. 394 of 1228 ZIP codes have at least one violation.

What plumbing code does Virginia follow?

Virginia follows the IPC plumbing code. A licensed plumber is generally required for plumbing work.

Is lead a concern in Virginia's drinking water?

4 ZIP codes in Virginia have lead levels exceeding the EPA action level of 0.015 mg/L.

What is the radon risk in Virginia?

40% of ZIP codes in Virginia fall in EPA Radon Zone 1 (highest risk).

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