Orchard Heights Subdivision
EPA ID: IA5285303 · 78 people served · 1 ZIP code
Orchard Heights Subdivision's five-year compliance history is clean by every EPA metric — no health-based violations, no monitoring lapses, no enforcement actions on record, reflecting consistent performance for a utility that supplies water to approximately 78 residents year after year.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Compliance Trajectory
Worsening · Risk tier: High · 95% chance of violation in next 12 months
Violations went from 1 (2021) to 1 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Orchard Heights Subdivision Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Orchard Heights Subdivision serves a community with a median household income of $124,357 and an estimated 3,865 residents across its service area. Approximately 44% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Orchard Heights Subdivision's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Johnson County, Iowa rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
Comparable Water Systems
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Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Orchard Heights Subdivision (EPA ID: IA5285303) is a community water system in Iowa that serves approximately 78 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 52338 in Swisher.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
- 52338 — Swisher
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Orchard Heights Subdivision (IA5285303) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Orchard Heights Subdivision water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Orchard Heights Subdivision has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Orchard Heights Subdivision serve?
Orchard Heights Subdivision serves approximately 78 people across 1 ZIP code in Iowa.
Where does Orchard Heights Subdivision get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.