- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 8 of 8 samples, average 4.3 ppt, highest 7.5 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFHxA (a PFAS): found in 4 of 8 samples, average 2 ppt, highest 6.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFOS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.60 ppt, highest 4.4 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- PFBS (a PFAS): found in 1 of 8 samples, average 0.40 ppt, highest 3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Feb 2023–Nov 2023)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 7 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 Jun 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2025). 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 Allentown tap water? What EPA records show
EPA PA3390024 · serves Lehigh County, PA · about 118,000 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
LCA Allentown Division (EPA PA3390024)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Allentown's main utility, LCA Allentown Division: We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (PA3390024) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
What EPA records show for LCA Allentown Division, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-based violations in EPA's records for this system (PA3390024) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for LCA Allentown Division (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead, 90th percentile: 7 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 Jun 1, 2025–Sep 30, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 4.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does LCA Allentown Division use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in LCA Allentown Division's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.