Is Leesburg, FL tap water safe?

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

City of Leesburg, the largest system here, had PFAS above the 2024 federal limits (PFOS) in EPA's 2023–2025 testing.

Is it an emergency? No: PFAS limits are about years of exposure, not a glass of water, and nothing in EPA's data calls for you to stop drinking the water today. If your utility issues a boil-water or do-not-drink notice, follow it.

40 public water systems serve parts of Leesburg. The largest, City of Leesburg, serves 46,921 people, and 2 systems here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Leesburg

46,921 people · Groundwater · EPA ID FL3350745

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS Above limit	4.4 ppt	4 ppt	Above limit
PFHxS Detected, below limit	3.45 ppt	10 ppt	Detected, below limit
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.

For context: the PFOS average is higher than at 69% of the Florida systems EPA tested.

Lead: 1.8 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2023, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 2

Full City of Leesburg results

Across Florida, 124 of 394 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 4 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Florida results.

Leesburg homes and lead pipes

43%

of homes built before 1980 (Florida 34%, US 50%)

built before 1950 (Florida 4%)

37%

of households rent (Florida 32%)

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 Leesburg city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Leesburg

City of Leesburg / East
9,727 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
PFOS above limitAlso: PFOA detected · PFHxS detected
Leesburg/the Plantation
5,141 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
No PFAS above limits
Leesburg/Royal Highlands Water System
3,248 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Mid-Florida Lakes Yacht Club Water System
3,065 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Pennbrooke Water System
2,488 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Leesburg/Highland Lakes Water System
2,446 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

33 more systems

Silver Lake Estates Water System
2,355 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Hawthorne at Leesburg Water System
1,883 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Holiday RV Village Water System
1,725 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Western Shores Subdivision
963 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Molokai Mobile Community Water System
498 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Ridgecrest Resort Community Water System
476 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Bonfire Mobile Home Park Water System
418 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Brittany Estates Water System
383 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Century Estates Utilities Inc.
343 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Shangri-la By the Lake Utilities, Inc.
328 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Fern Terrace Subdivision
283 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Tara Village Water System
283 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Lakeside Village I Water System
280 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Sandpiper Mobile Home Manor Water System
270 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Raintree Waterworks
265 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Corley Island Mobile Manor Water System
250 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Diamond Point Water System
250 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Hickory Hollow Estates Water System
223 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Country Life Family Park Water System
215 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Haines Creek RV Park Water System
215 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Cypress Creek Water System
191 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Lakeside Village II Water System
191 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Ravenswood Water System
161 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Palms Mobile Home Estates Water System
158 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Morningview Subdivision
137 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Pine Harbour Waterworks, Inc
132 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Treasure Cove Water System
128 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Coliform bacteria violation
Silver Oaks Subdivision
123 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Lake Yale Estates Water System
101 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Forty-Eight Estates Water System
87 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Palm Shores RV Resort Water System
80 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Cypress Cove MHP
60 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Agave Management Duplexes Water System
40 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Groveland 9 mi Groveland Water Department	Groveland Water Department	None above limits	2.5 ppb
Eustis 17 mi City of Eustis	City of Eustis	Above limit	0 ppb
Clermont 17 mi Clermont East Water System	Clermont East Water System	None above limits	0 ppb
Winter Garden 22 mi Winter Garden Water Dept	Winter Garden Water Dept	Above limit	3.1 ppb
Apopka 22 mi City of Apopka	City of Apopka	Above limit	0 ppb
Ocoee 24 mi City of Ocoee	City of Ocoee	Above limit	0 ppb

Leesburg ZIP codes (2)

34748
34762

Questions

Is Leesburg tap water safe to drink?

City of Leesburg had 2 health-based violations since 2016, and EPA testing found PFAS above the 2024 federal limits, which it must meet by 2029. 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 Leesburg, FL?

40 public water systems serve parts of Leesburg. The largest is City of Leesburg (46,921 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Leesburg tap water have PFAS?

Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing found entry-point averages above the 2024 federal limits for PFOS at City of Leesburg. Systems have until 2029 to meet them.

Do Leesburg homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 43% of Leesburg homes as built before 1980 (Florida: 34%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. City of Leesburg'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.