Is Statesboro, GA tap water safe?

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

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Statesboro Water System.

40 public water systems serve parts of Statesboro. The largest, Statesboro Water System, serves 36,846 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Statesboro Water System

36,846 people · Groundwater · EPA ID GA0310004

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: 1.6 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

Across Georgia, 27 of 252 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 16 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Georgia results.

Statesboro homes and lead pipes

37%

of homes built before 1980 (Georgia 32%, US 50%)

built before 1950 (Georgia 6%)

78%

of households rent (Georgia 34%)

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

Other water systems serving Statesboro

Georgia Southern University Water System
20,357 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
No PFAS above limits
Forest Heights Subdivision
835 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
No PFAS above limits
Hunters Point Subdivision
507 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Amberwood Subdivision
434 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Meadow Lakes Plantation Subdivision
429 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Coley Boyd Road Water System
400 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

33 more systems

Georgian Walk Subdivision
372 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Heritage Mobile Home Park Water System
362 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Johnson Run Phase III and IV
338 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Pretoria Station/Brookwood Subdivision
333 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Country Walk Subdivision
328 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Timberland Point Apartments Water System
291 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Old Indian Trail Water System
289 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Bradford Place Water System
245 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sampleAlso: 2 health-based violations since 2016
Soho Villas Water System
238 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
The Barn Mobile Home Park Water System
232 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Burktown Subdivision
230 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Country Lakes Estates MHP
229 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Horizons West Subdivision
216 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Brooklet South Subdivision
195 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Westover Subdivision
179 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Southern Comfort Subdivision
159 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Chance`s Mobile Home Park Water System
146 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Middleground Plantation
143 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Deerfield Subdivision
135 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Yorktown Subdivision
130 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Lakeside Estates Water System
124 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Mill Creek Landing Water System
123 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Lake Collins Estates Water System
120 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Colonial Heights Subdivision
117 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Bird Road Trailer Park Water System
107 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Plantation Mobile Estates
104 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Cypress Lake Mobile Home Park Water System
94 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Stanford Subdivision
89 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Westboro Apartments Water System
86 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Westside Mobile Home Park Water System
68 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Fraser Field Water System
63 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Magnolia Farms Subdivision
62 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample
Old Mill Pond Subdivision
60 people · Groundwater · Georgia · lists this city
Not in EPA's PFAS sample

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Pooler 38 mi Pooler Water System	Pooler Water System	None above limits	1.9 ppb
Hinesville 43 mi Hinesville Water System	Hinesville Water System	None above limits	1.1 ppb
Savannah 47 mi City of Savannah – Main System	City of Savannah – Main System	None above limits	3.9 ppb
Augusta 66 mi Augusta-Richmond County Water System	Augusta-Richmond County Water System	Above limit	1.4 ppb
Warner Robins 110 mi Houston County – Feagin Mill	Houston County – Feagin Mill	None above limits	0 ppb
Perry 114 mi Perry Water System	Perry Water System	None above limits	0.35 ppb

Statesboro ZIP codes (2)

30458
30460

Questions

Is Statesboro tap water safe to drink?

Statesboro Water System 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 Statesboro, GA?

40 public water systems serve parts of Statesboro. The largest is Statesboro Water System (36,846 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Statesboro tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Statesboro Water System 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 Statesboro homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 37% of Statesboro homes as built before 1980 (Georgia: 32%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Statesboro Water System'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.