Is Ocala, FL tap water safe?

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

City of Ocala, the largest system here, had PFAS above the 2024 federal limits (PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFAS Hazard Index) 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 Ocala. The largest, City of Ocala, serves 66,449 people, and 3 systems here had PFAS above a federal limit. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Ocala

66,449 people · Groundwater · EPA ID FL3420922

Buys treated water from Golden Holiday MHP.

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Above limit	6.45 ppt	4 ppt	Above limit
PFOS Above limit	39 ppt	4 ppt	Above limit
PFHxS Above limit	41.5 ppt	10 ppt	Above 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 PFOA average is higher than at 90% of the Florida systems EPA tested, the PFOS average is higher than at 98% of the Florida systems EPA tested and the PFHxS average is higher than at 99% of the Florida systems EPA tested.

Lead: 0.7 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: 0

Full City of Ocala 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.

Ocala homes and lead pipes

43%

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

built before 1950 (Florida 4%)

48%

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

Other water systems serving Ocala

On Top of the World Water System
22,383 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
PFOS detected
Spruce Creek North Water System
7,467 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
PFOS above limitAlso: PFOA detected
Ashley Farms Water System
4,784 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Rolling Greens Village Water System
2,498 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Ocala Oaks Subdivision
2,202 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Ocala Palms Water System
2,015 people · Purchased groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

33 more systems

Golden Hills Golf ; Turf Water Treatment Plant
1,859 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Sun Ray Estates Water System
1,460 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Tradewinds Village Water System
1,218 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Bahia Oaks Water System
1,200 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Fore Acres Water System
1,191 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Greenfields/Indian Pines Water System
1,144 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Ocala Heights S/D Water System
1,045 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
PFOA above limitAlso: PFOS above limit · PFHxS detected
Cedar Hills Water System
1,013 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Marion Landing Water System
1,000 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Belleair Subdivision
763 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Hi-Cliff Estates/Sleepy Hollow Water System
721 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Ocala East Villas Water System
608 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Oak Bend MHP
600 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Fore Oaks Estates Water System
580 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Landfair Subdivision
580 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Pine Ridge Estates Water System
531 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Golden Holiday MHP
432 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Oak Tree Village Apts ; Campground Water System
412 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Windgate Estates Water System
361 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Foxwood Farms Water System
332 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Golden Hills MHP
323 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Libra Oaks Water System
320 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Whispering Sands S/D Water System
318 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Paddock Park South MHP
290 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Oakhurst Subdivision
273 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Florida Heights S/D Water System
268 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Oakwood Mobile Manor Water System
252 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Sweetwater Oaks
240 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Fort King Forest Water System
235 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Ridge Meadows Water System
228 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Stone Oaks Mobile Home Park Water System
212 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Emil-Mar Subdivision
203 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Floyd Clark Subdivision
200 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Leesburg 35 mi City of Leesburg	City of Leesburg	Above limit	1.8 ppb
Eustis 36 mi City of Eustis	City of Eustis	Above limit	0 ppb
Gainesville 37 mi Gainesville Regional Utilities – Murphree Water Treatment Plant	Gainesville Regional Utilities – Murphree Water Treatment Plant	None above limits	0.7 ppb
Groveland 44 mi Groveland Water Department	Groveland Water Department	None above limits	2.5 ppb
Apopka 50 mi City of Apopka	City of Apopka	Above limit	0 ppb
Clermont 51 mi Clermont East Water System	Clermont East Water System	None above limits	0 ppb

Ocala ZIP codes (4)

34470
34471
34474
34475

Questions

Is Ocala tap water safe to drink?

City of Ocala has had no 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 Ocala, FL?

40 public water systems serve parts of Ocala. The largest is City of Ocala (66,449 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Ocala tap water have PFAS?

Yes. EPA's 2023–2025 testing found entry-point averages above the 2024 federal limits for PFOA and PFOS and PFHxS and PFAS Hazard Index at City of Ocala. Systems have until 2029 to meet them.

Do Ocala homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 43% of Ocala 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 Ocala'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.