Tap Water Results

Is Queen Creek, AZ tap water safe?

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

Summary

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Town of Queen Creek.

3 public water systems serve parts of Queen Creek. The largest, Town of Queen Creek, serves 95,502 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Town of Queen Creek

95,502 people · Groundwater · EPA ID AZ0407033

Buys treated water from Town of Gilbert.

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFOS
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFHxS
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot 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 (Dec 2025, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Full Town of Queen Creek results

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.

Queen Creek homes and lead pipes

3%
of homes built before 1980 (Arizona 29%, US 50%)
0%
built before 1950 (Arizona 3%)
10%
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. How to check your own line.

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

Other water systems serving Queen Creek

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Gilbert 9 mi
Town of Gilbert
Town of GilbertAbove limit0 ppb
Apache Junction 12 mi
Arizona Water Company – Apache Junction
Arizona Water Company – Apache JunctionNone above limits0 ppb
Mesa 13 mi
City of Mesa
City of MesaNone above limits5.01 ppb
Chandler 14 mi
City of Chandler
City of ChandlerNone above limits1.4 ppb
Florence 16 mi
Florence Water Company
Florence Water CompanyNone above limits0 ppb
Tempe 21 mi
City of Tempe
City of TempeAbove limit4.4 ppb
Queen Creek ZIP codes (1)
  • 85142

Questions

Is Queen Creek tap water safe to drink?

Town of Queen Creek 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 Queen Creek, AZ?

3 public water systems serve parts of Queen Creek. The largest is Town of Queen Creek (95,502 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Queen Creek tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Town of Queen Creek 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 Queen Creek homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 3% of Queen Creek 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. Town of Queen Creek'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.