Tinker Air Force Base
EPA ID: OK2005508 · 24,645 people served · 79 ZIP codes
Five clean years on EPA record — Tinker Air Force Base, 24,645 residents served.
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 3 (2022) to 170 (2024). The pattern suggests growing compliance challenges.
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Tinker Air Force Base Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Tinker Air Force Base serves a community with a median household income of $62,942 and an estimated 695,373 residents across its service area. Approximately 61% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 44% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Tinker Air Force Base'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 Oklahoma County, Oklahoma rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
PFAS Detected in Service Area
PFAS ("forever chemicals") have been detected in water serving this system's area. 61 detections recorded.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Oklahoma
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
Tinker Air Force Base (EPA ID: OK2005508) is a community water system in Oklahoma that serves approximately 24,645 people from groundwater sources.
This system provides water to 79 ZIP codes across 1 community.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: 2 ZIP codes confirmed via EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 plus 77 additional ZIPs inferred from SDWIS registry data. The EPA-confirmed set is the most reliable; SDWIS-inferred entries may be narrower than the real deployment area.
This system serves 79 ZIP codes:
73101 · 73102 · 73103 · 73104 · 73105 73106 · 73107 · 73108 · 73109 · 73110 73111 · 73112 · 73113 · 73114 · 73115 73116 · 73117 · 73118 · 73119 · 73120 73121 · 73122 · 73123 · 73124 · 73125 73126 · 73127 · 73128 · 73129 · 73130 73131 · 73132 · 73134 · 73135 · 73136 73137 · 73139 · 73140 · 73141 · 73142 73143 · 73144 · 73145 · 73146 · 73147 73148 · 73149 · 73150 · 73151 · 73152 73153 · 73154 · 73155 · 73156 · 73157 73159 · 73160 · 73162 · 73163 · 73164 73165 · 73167 · 73169 · 73170 · 73172 73173 · 73178 · 73179 · 73184 · 73185 73189 · 73190 · 73193 · 73194 · 73195 73196 · 73197 · 73198 · 73199
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Tinker Air Force Base (OK2005508) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Tinker Air Force Base water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Tinker Air Force Base has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Tinker Air Force Base serve?
Tinker Air Force Base serves approximately 24,645 people across 79 ZIP codes in Oklahoma.
Where does Tinker Air Force Base get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Detected
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). PFAS compounds were detected below the current state-enforceable MCL.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
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.