Is Plant City, FL tap water safe?

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

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for City of Plant City Utility.

30 public water systems serve parts of Plant City. The largest, City of Plant City Utility, serves 41,601 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

City of Plant City Utility

41,601 people · Groundwater · EPA ID FL6290323

Buys treated water from City of Lakeland.

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: 1 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

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.

Plant City homes and lead pipes

33%

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

built before 1950 (Florida 4%)

34%

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

Other water systems serving Plant City

Meadows of Countrywood Water System
2,395 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Hillsborough County Water Resources – Oakview Estates
643 people · Purchased groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Parkwood Estates Water System
430 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Pine Oaks MHP
312 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Briarwood Mobile Home Community Water System
275 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Speer MHP
270 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

23 more systems

Strawberry Fields MHP
250 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Uranium violationsAlso: Gross alpha violations
Robinson Orange MHP
250 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Happy Homes Mobile Home Park Water System
215 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Strawberry Square MHP
200 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Magnolia Hill Mobile Home Park Water System
200 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Rosebrook MHP
130 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Plantation Oaks Mh ; RV Community
130 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 2 health-based violations since 2016
Woodard Manor Water System
100 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Pleasant Grove Assembly of God Water System
100 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Strawberry Patch Mobile Home Park Water System
90 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Lead near 2027 level
Duffey Trailer Park Water System
85 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Megchad MHP
75 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Rainbow Rock MHP
75 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Galaxy MHP
73 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Crawford 3 B's MHP
70 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Arsenic violation
Duncan's MHP
54 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
The Palms of Plant City II
50 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Henry George Mobile Home Park Water System
40 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Lone Oaks Mobile Estates Water System
38 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 4 health-based violations since 2016
Country Oaks Adult MHP
36 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Dogwood Haven Apartments Water System
28 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
P and P Mobile Home Park Water System
26 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Sunshine Tp Water System
25 people · Groundwater · Florida · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Lakeland 10 mi City of Lakeland	City of Lakeland	None above limits	0.6 ppb
Temple Terrace 16 mi City of Temple Terrace Utility	City of Temple Terrace Utility	Above limit	0 ppb
Tampa 22 mi City of Tampa Water Department	City of Tampa Water Department	Above limit	1.5 ppb
Winter Haven 24 mi Winter Haven Water Department	Winter Haven Water Department	Above limit	7 ppb
Haines City 31 mi City of Haines City	City of Haines City	None above limits	1 ppb
Pinellas Park 37 mi Pinellas Park Water Dept	Pinellas Park Water Dept	None above limits	–

Plant City ZIP codes (2)

33563
33566

Questions

Is Plant City tap water safe to drink?

City of Plant City Utility 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 Plant City, FL?

30 public water systems serve parts of Plant City. The largest is City of Plant City Utility (41,601 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Plant City tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. City of Plant City Utility 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 Plant City homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 33% of Plant City 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 Plant City Utility'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.