Tap Water Results

Is Raytown, MO 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 Raytown Water Company.

2 public water systems serve parts of Raytown. The largest, Raytown Water Company, serves 17,066 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Raytown Water Company

17,066 people · Purchased surface water · EPA ID MO1010676

Buys treated water from Kansas City Public Water System.

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

Across Missouri, 6 of 227 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 3 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Missouri results.

Raytown homes and lead pipes

82%
of homes built before 1980 (Missouri 53%, US 50%)
10%
built before 1950 (Missouri 18%)
35%
of households rent (Missouri 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 Raytown city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Raytown

  • Jackson County Public Water Supply District 2
    16,440 people · Purchased surface water · Missouri · lists this city
    Lithium above screening level

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Lee's Summit 7 mi
Lees Summit Public Water System
Lees Summit Public Water SystemNone above limits0 ppb
Grandview 8 mi
Jackson County Public Water Supply District 1
Jackson County Public Water Supply District 1None above limits3.45 ppb
Independence 9 mi
Independence Public Water System
Independence Public Water SystemNone above limits1.1 ppb
Kansas City 10 mi
Kansas City Public Water System
Kansas City Public Water SystemNone above limits2.08 ppb
Blue Springs 11 mi
Blue Springs Public Water System
Blue Springs Public Water SystemNone above limits2.81 ppb
Belton 13 mi
Belton Public Water System
Belton Public Water SystemNone above limits0 ppb
Raytown ZIP codes (2)
  • 64133
  • 64138

Questions

Is Raytown tap water safe to drink?

Raytown Water Company 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 Raytown, MO?

2 public water systems serve parts of Raytown. The largest is Raytown Water Company (17,066 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Raytown tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Raytown Water Company 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 Raytown homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 82% of Raytown homes as built before 1980 (Missouri: 53%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Raytown Water Company'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.