- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 3 of 3 samples, average 13 ppt, highest 19.3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Nov 2023–Apr 2024) PFOA or PFOS averaged above 4.0 ppt in UCMR 5 testing
- PFHxS (a PFAS): found in 3 of 3 samples, average 5.6 ppt, highest 7.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Nov 2023–Apr 2024)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Youngstown tap water? What EPA records show
EPA OH5002303 · serves Mahoning County, OH · about 130,530 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Youngstown City PWS (EPA OH5002303)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Youngstown's main utility, Youngstown City PWS: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (OH5002303) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. This water system averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA or PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Youngstown City PWS, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (OH5002303) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Youngstown City PWS (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 0 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2026–Jun 30, 2026). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
This water system averaged above 4.0 ppt for PFOA or PFOS in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 2.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Youngstown City PWS use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Youngstown City PWS's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.