Is Kingman, AZ tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Kingman Municipal Water.

10 public water systems serve parts of Kingman. The largest, Kingman Municipal Water, serves 45,000 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Kingman Municipal Water

45,000 people · Groundwater · EPA ID AZ0408020

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFHxS Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
PFNA Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 0 ppb at the 90th percentile (Nov 2026, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Across Arizona, 21 of 159 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 10 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Arizona results.

Kingman homes and lead pipes

25%

of homes built before 1980 (Arizona 29%, US 50%)

built before 1950 (Arizona 3%)

32%

of households rent (Arizona 33%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. Renting? Ask your landlord what the service line is made of, because it's their pipe to replace. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Kingman city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Kingman

Valley Pioneers Water Company Inc
6,263 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Lithium above screening level
Golden Valley Improvement District
3,950 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Lithium above screening levelAlso: 1 health-based violation since 2016
Az State Prison – Geo Group – Kingman Water System
3,500 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Lithium above screening level
Foothills Utilities Kingman East
2,538 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Arsenic violations
Walnut Creek Water Company
750 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Foothills Utilities Kingman West
653 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

3 more systems

So Hi Dwid Water System
513 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Ranch Water Service Inc
135 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Radium (combined 226/228) violationsAlso: Uranium violations
Lake Juniper County Improvement District
63 people · Groundwater · Arizona · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Bullhead City 31 mi Bullhead City Mohave Water System	Bullhead City Mohave Water System	Above limit	0 ppb
Lake Havasu City 52 mi City of Lake Havasu	City of Lake Havasu	None above limits	3.1 ppb
Prescott 98 mi City of Prescott	City of Prescott	Above limit	0 ppb
Prescott Valley 105 mi Town of Prescott Valley	Town of Prescott Valley	None above limits	0 ppb
Flagstaff 135 mi City of Flagstaff	City of Flagstaff	None above limits	3.6 ppb
Peoria 138 mi City of Peoria	City of Peoria	None above limits	0 ppb

Kingman ZIP codes (1)

86401

Questions

Is Kingman tap water safe to drink?

Kingman Municipal Water has had no health-based violations since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Kingman, AZ?

10 public water systems serve parts of Kingman. The largest is Kingman Municipal Water (45,000 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Kingman tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Kingman Municipal Water had no PFAS detected in EPA's 2023–2025 testing. "Not detected" means below the reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt), not proven zero.

Do Kingman homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 25% of Kingman homes as built before 1980 (Arizona: 29%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Kingman Municipal Water's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.