Georgia Tap Water Quality Report
510 cities analyzed • 8,716,106 people served
Updated March 2026 • Data from EWG & EPA SDWIS
510
Cities Analyzed
5.8
Avg Above Guidelines
8,716,106
Total Population Served
Best Water Quality
Sylvester (0 above guidelines)
Most Concerns
Woodstock (15 above guidelines)
Most Common Contaminants in Georgia
| Contaminant | Found In | % of Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Chloroform carcinogen | 385 of 510 | 75% |
| Bromodichloromethane carcinogen | 365 of 510 | 72% |
| Dibromochloromethane carcinogen | 354 of 510 | 69% |
| Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) carcinogen | 341 of 510 | 67% |
| Fluoride | 340 of 510 | 67% |
| Haloacetic acids (HAA5) carcinogen | 279 of 510 | 55% |
| Dichloroacetic acid carcinogen | 253 of 510 | 50% |
| Nitrate and nitrite carcinogen | 226 of 510 | 44% |
| Trichloroacetic acid carcinogen | 221 of 510 | 43% |
| Manganese | 220 of 510 | 43% |
City-by-City Water Quality Rankings
Ranked by number of contaminants above EWG health guidelines (most to fewest).
| # | City | Detected | Above Guidelines | Above Legal | People Served |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morrow | 29 | 15 | 2 | 298,374 |
| 2 | Griffin | 25 | 15 | 1 | 40,430 |
| 3 | Woodstock | 24 | 15 | 0 | 17,833 |
| 4 | Augusta | 25 | 14 | 1 | 204,000 |
| 5 | Flintstone | 23 | 14 | 1 | 36,000 |
| 6 | Lexington | 20 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Columbus | 26 | 13 | 2 | 229,000 |
| 8 | Dallas | 20 | 13 | 0 | 117,468 |
| 9 | Calhoun | 24 | 13 | 2 | 53,090 |
| 10 | Rome | 22 | 13 | 2 | 45,586 |
| 11 | Lagrange | 28 | 13 | 0 | 41,852 |
| 12 | East Point | 23 | 13 | 1 | 33,712 |
| 13 | Chatsworth | 18 | 13 | 1 | 28,262 |
| 14 | Hamilton | 26 | 13 | 1 | 22,922 |
| 15 | Moultrie | 21 | 13 | 0 | 17,067 |
| 16 | Crawford | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1,170 |
| 17 | Greenville | 28 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | City Of Gainesville | 18 | 12 | 0 | 140,000 |
| 19 | Macon | 18 | 12 | 0 | 130,024 |
| 20 | Fayetteville | 22 | 12 | 0 | 77,051 |
| 21 | Covington | 28 | 12 | 0 | 74,364 |
| 22 | Ringgold | 22 | 12 | 0 | 56,670 |
| 23 | Monroe | 17 | 12 | 0 | 23,997 |
| 24 | Waycross | 19 | 12 | 0 | 19,900 |
| 25 | Demorest | 16 | 12 | 0 | 18,049 |
| 26 | Braselton | 19 | 12 | 0 | 12,371 |
| 27 | Eatonton | 22 | 12 | 0 | 11,479 |
| 28 | Springfield | 21 | 12 | 2 | 9,869 |
| 29 | West Point | 22 | 12 | 0 | 5,800 |
| 30 | Remerton | 21 | 12 | 0 | 1,604 |
| 31 | Waco | 19 | 12 | 0 | 884 |
| 32 | Williamson | 18 | 12 | 0 | 662 |
| 33 | Grantville | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Atlanta | 21 | 11 | 0 | 1,089,893 |
| 35 | Lawrenceville | 16 | 11 | 0 | 975,000 |
| 36 | Marietta | 22 | 11 | 0 | 695,000 |
| 37 | Newnan | 18 | 11 | 0 | 92,907 |
| 38 | Conyers | 16 | 11 | 0 | 91,678 |
| 39 | Cartersville | 20 | 11 | 0 | 60,873 |
| 40 | Valdosta | 21 | 11 | 0 | 48,959 |
| 41 | Winder | 21 | 11 | 0 | 40,820 |
| 42 | Smyrna | 20 | 11 | 0 | 40,508 |
| 43 | Watkinsville | 22 | 11 | 0 | 31,323 |
| 44 | Tifton | 20 | 11 | 0 | 30,940 |
| 45 | Milledgeville | 17 | 11 | 0 | 23,067 |
| 46 | Pooler | 24 | 11 | 0 | 21,187 |
| 47 | Dawsonville | 15 | 11 | 0 | 21,011 |
| 48 | St. Marys | 17 | 11 | 0 | 19,408 |
| 49 | Union City | 22 | 11 | 0 | 18,636 |
| 50 | Dublin | 19 | 11 | 0 | 17,500 |
| 51 | Blairsville | 18 | 11 | 0 | 16,518 |
| 52 | Villa Rica | 17 | 11 | 0 | 15,667 |
| 53 | Fairburn | 21 | 11 | 0 | 14,000 |
| 54 | Ellijay | 14 | 11 | 0 | 13,010 |
| 55 | Thomaston | 23 | 11 | 0 | 12,482 |
| 56 | Buchanan | 18 | 11 | 0 | 12,220 |
| 57 | Douglas | 24 | 11 | 0 | 11,255 |
| 58 | Auburn | 18 | 11 | 0 | 10,060 |
| 59 | Summerville | 17 | 11 | 0 | 9,993 |
| 60 | Forsyth | 18 | 11 | 0 | 8,585 |
| 61 | Hampton | 22 | 11 | 0 | 7,305 |
| 62 | Stockbridge | 22 | 11 | 0 | 7,195 |
| 63 | Houschton | 19 | 11 | 0 | 6,620 |
| 64 | Carnesville | 17 | 11 | 1 | 5,691 |
| 65 | Tallapoosa | 18 | 11 | 0 | 4,680 |
| 66 | Senoia | 19 | 11 | 0 | 4,213 |
| 67 | Fort Gaines | 23 | 11 | 0 | 1,173 |
| 68 | Canon | 17 | 11 | 1 | 874 |
| 69 | Bowersville | 17 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Richland | 15 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Stone Mountain | 14 | 10 | 0 | 743,000 |
| 72 | Alpharetta | 16 | 10 | 0 | 266,342 |
| 73 | Canton | 16 | 10 | 0 | 189,542 |
| 74 | Port Wentworth | 16 | 10 | 0 | 168,958 |
| 75 | Cumming | 18 | 10 | 0 | 161,200 |
| 76 | Athens | 17 | 10 | 0 | 125,000 |
| 77 | Douglasville | 14 | 10 | 0 | 110,219 |
| 78 | Dalton | 20 | 10 | 0 | 99,315 |
| 79 | Carrollton | 16 | 10 | 0 | 48,941 |
| 80 | Loganville | 19 | 10 | 0 | 40,400 |
| 81 | Brunswick | 19 | 10 | 0 | 40,127 |
| 82 | Perry | 21 | 10 | 0 | 31,608 |
| 83 | Jefferson | 16 | 10 | 0 | 24,957 |
| 84 | Kingsland | 14 | 10 | 0 | 22,448 |
| 85 | Thomson | 16 | 10 | 0 | 21,312 |
| 86 | Trenton | 17 | 10 | 0 | 16,285 |
| 87 | Mcdonough | 16 | 10 | 0 | 16,187 |
| 88 | Fitzgerald | 17 | 10 | 0 | 15,394 |
| 89 | Roswell | 19 | 10 | 0 | 14,300 |
| 90 | Cordele | 15 | 10 | 0 | 11,196 |
| 91 | Bremen | 15 | 10 | 0 | 6,200 |
| 92 | Temple | 16 | 10 | 0 | 5,708 |
| 93 | Talbotton | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3,879 |
| 94 | Porterdale | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1,859 |
| 95 | Mount Zion | 17 | 10 | 0 | 1,691 |
| 96 | Roopville | 15 | 10 | 2 | 1,000 |
| 97 | Waverly Hall | 13 | 10 | 0 | 746 |
| 98 | Scotland | 11 | 10 | 0 | 294 |
| 99 | Jekyll Island | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Nashville | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Geneva | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Blythe | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Jackson | 19 | 9 | 0 | 176,038 |
| 104 | Grovetown | 17 | 9 | 0 | 124,763 |
| 105 | Albany | 17 | 9 | 0 | 92,208 |
| 106 | Toccoa | 15 | 9 | 0 | 24,960 |
| 107 | Cedartown | 16 | 9 | 0 | 23,792 |
| 108 | College Park | 13 | 9 | 0 | 20,382 |
| 109 | Lafayette | 16 | 9 | 0 | 18,177 |
| 110 | Jesup | 16 | 9 | 0 | 10,200 |
| 111 | Austell | 14 | 9 | 0 | 7,774 |
| 112 | Homer | 12 | 9 | 0 | 6,453 |
| 113 | Locust Grove | 11 | 9 | 0 | 5,648 |
| 114 | Darien | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3,242 |
| 115 | Greensboro | 11 | 9 | 0 | 3,156 |
| 116 | Royston | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2,800 |
| 117 | Mount Berry | 12 | 9 | 0 | 2,200 |
| 118 | Pearson | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2,200 |
| 119 | Oxford | 23 | 9 | 0 | 2,132 |
| 120 | Luthersville | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1,910 |
| 121 | Willacoochee | 11 | 9 | 0 | 1,435 |
| 122 | Rutledge | 12 | 9 | 0 | 993 |
| 123 | Homeland | 10 | 9 | 0 | 945 |
| 124 | Patterson | 11 | 9 | 0 | 905 |
| 125 | Robins Afb | 15 | 9 | 0 | 686 |
| 126 | Turin | 10 | 9 | 0 | 671 |
| 127 | Mountain Park | 12 | 9 | 0 | 557 |
| 128 | Farmington Hills | 10 | 9 | 0 | 543 |
| 129 | Argyle | 13 | 9 | 0 | 173 |
| 130 | Manassas | 13 | 9 | 0 | 133 |
| 131 | Nahunta | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | Helen | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | Tignall | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Lenox | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Statenville | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 136 | Clarkesville | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Social Circle | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Cochran | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 | Rockmart | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | Cave Spring | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | Ball Ground | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 | Fort Stewart | 12 | 8 | 0 | 27,573 |
| 143 | Hinesville | 10 | 8 | 0 | 24,666 |
| 144 | Leesburg | 16 | 8 | 0 | 19,616 |
| 145 | Madison | 10 | 8 | 0 | 15,654 |
| 146 | Jasper | 11 | 8 | 0 | 14,435 |
| 147 | Fort Valley | 20 | 8 | 0 | 13,296 |
| 148 | Barnesville | 14 | 8 | 0 | 10,725 |
| 149 | Buford | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8,482 |
| 150 | Hartwell | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8,129 |
| 151 | Dahlonega | 10 | 8 | 0 | 7,500 |
| 152 | Mccaysville | 9 | 8 | 0 | 7,020 |
| 153 | Cornelia | 9 | 8 | 0 | 6,130 |
| 154 | Lincolnton | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5,979 |
| 155 | Hapeville | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5,790 |
| 156 | Baxley | 11 | 8 | 0 | 5,749 |
| 157 | Danielsville | 10 | 8 | 0 | 4,663 |
| 158 | Cleveland | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4,420 |
| 159 | Baldwin | 9 | 8 | 0 | 4,160 |
| 160 | Statham | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3,986 |
| 161 | Hogansville | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3,741 |
| 162 | Sparta | 10 | 8 | 0 | 3,354 |
| 163 | Warrenton | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2,800 |
| 164 | Lakeland | 11 | 8 | 0 | 2,796 |
| 165 | Gordon | 9 | 8 | 0 | 2,340 |
| 166 | Pine Mountain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1,968 |
| 167 | Brooklet | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1,456 |
| 168 | Enigma | 16 | 8 | 0 | 1,296 |
| 169 | Comer | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1,287 |
| 170 | Kingston | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1,263 |
| 171 | Whitesburg | 9 | 8 | 0 | 931 |
| 172 | Hiram | 9 | 8 | 0 | 858 |
| 173 | Mansfield | 9 | 8 | 0 | 791 |
| 174 | Denver | 8 | 8 | 0 | 600 |
| 175 | Quitman | 10 | 8 | 0 | 195 |
| 176 | Warm Springs | 10 | 8 | 0 | 193 |
| 177 | Woodbine | 9 | 8 | 0 | 70 |
| 178 | Milan | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 179 | Kings Bay | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 180 | Menlo | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 181 | Camak | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 182 | Franklin | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 183 | Fargo | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 184 | Berlin | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 185 | Folkston | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 186 | Homerville | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 187 | Gibson | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 188 | Whigham | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 189 | Milner | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 190 | Woodbury | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 191 | Maysville | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 192 | Garfield | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 193 | Alamo | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 194 | Gray | 20 | 7 | 0 | 12,736 |
| 195 | Savannah | 13 | 7 | 0 | 11,799 |
| 196 | Young Harris | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11,556 |
| 197 | Fort Oglethorpe | 7 | 7 | 0 | 8,800 |
| 198 | Lavonia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8,190 |
| 199 | Camilla | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6,537 |
| 200 | Sandersville | 9 | 7 | 0 | 6,045 |
| 201 | Moody Afb | 8 | 7 | 0 | 5,325 |
| 202 | Palmetto | 10 | 7 | 0 | 4,718 |
| 203 | Flowery Branch | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4,594 |
| 204 | Monticello | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3,505 |
| 205 | Louisiville | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3,478 |
| 206 | Hahira | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3,440 |
| 207 | Ocilla | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3,021 |
| 208 | Town Of Thunderbolt | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2,668 |
| 209 | Union Point | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2,114 |
| 210 | Ludowici | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1,651 |
| 211 | Omega | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1,436 |
| 212 | Mt. Airy | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1,384 |
| 213 | Meigs | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1,096 |
| 214 | Franklin Springs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 871 |
| 215 | Lake Park | 10 | 7 | 0 | 729 |
| 216 | Manor | 10 | 7 | 0 | 611 |
| 217 | Clayton | 8 | 7 | 0 | 587 |
| 218 | Zebulon | 10 | 7 | 0 | 569 |
| 219 | Blue Ridge | 8 | 7 | 0 | 540 |
| 220 | Sumner | 9 | 7 | 0 | 437 |
| 221 | Warwick | 7 | 7 | 0 | 419 |
| 222 | Hiltonia | 8 | 7 | 0 | 350 |
| 223 | Buckhead | 7 | 7 | 0 | 309 |
| 224 | Rentz | 11 | 7 | 0 | 306 |
| 225 | Alto | 8 | 7 | 0 | 211 |
| 226 | Orlando | 9 | 7 | 0 | 199 |
| 227 | Fairmount | 7 | 7 | 0 | 194 |
| 228 | Evans | 8 | 7 | 0 | 150 |
| 229 | Broxton | 8 | 7 | 0 | 60 |
| 230 | Meansville | 8 | 7 | 0 | 51 |
| 231 | Gallatin | 8 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
| 232 | Manchester | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 233 | Bostwick | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 234 | Dupont | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 235 | Ray City | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 236 | Andersonville | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 237 | Bowdon | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 238 | Maxeys | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 239 | Concord | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 240 | Mcrae Helena | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 241 | Brinson | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 242 | Woodland | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 243 | Hiawassee | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 244 | Coolidge | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 245 | Washington | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 246 | Richmond Hill | 9 | 6 | 0 | 16,068 |
| 247 | Bainbridge | 11 | 6 | 0 | 15,125 |
| 248 | Vidalia | 15 | 6 | 0 | 14,909 |
| 249 | Garden City | 8 | 6 | 0 | 9,000 |
| 250 | Nicholls | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2,620 |
| 251 | Sparks | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1,887 |
| 252 | Baconton | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1,021 |
| 253 | Georgetown | 15 | 6 | 0 | 999 |
| 254 | Shady Dale | 8 | 6 | 0 | 393 |
| 255 | Pulaski | 8 | 6 | 0 | 280 |
| 256 | Parrott | 9 | 6 | 0 | 240 |
| 257 | Blackshear | 10 | 6 | 0 | 192 |
| 258 | Rocky Ford | 7 | 6 | 0 | 185 |
| 259 | Lakemont | 6 | 6 | 1 | 88 |
| 260 | Junction City | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 261 | Sardis | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 262 | Glenwood | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 263 | Ashburn | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 264 | Millen | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 265 | Collins | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 266 | Tybee Island | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 267 | Smithville | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 268 | Attapulgus | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 269 | Mt. Vernon | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 270 | Statesboro | 11 | 5 | 0 | 36,846 |
| 271 | Americus | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15,082 |
| 272 | Wrens | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2,400 |
| 273 | Colquitt | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,998 |
| 274 | Sautee-nacoochee | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1,173 |
| 275 | Shellman | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1,156 |
| 276 | Lumber City | 9 | 5 | 0 | 977 |
| 277 | Screven | 5 | 5 | 0 | 840 |
| 278 | Odum | 8 | 5 | 0 | 645 |
| 279 | Dudley | 5 | 5 | 0 | 583 |
| 280 | Funston | 7 | 5 | 0 | 575 |
| 281 | Sale City | 7 | 5 | 0 | 483 |
| 282 | Stapleton | 8 | 5 | 0 | 420 |
| 283 | Graham | 7 | 5 | 0 | 306 |
| 284 | Oconee | 7 | 5 | 0 | 284 |
| 285 | Norwood | 7 | 5 | 0 | 239 |
| 286 | Alston | 7 | 5 | 0 | 210 |
| 287 | Jacksonville | 9 | 5 | 0 | 205 |
| 288 | Pineville | 5 | 5 | 0 | 119 |
| 289 | Edgehill | 5 | 5 | 0 | 38 |
| 290 | Kite | 7 | 5 | 0 | 30 |
| 291 | Eastman | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 292 | Rebecca | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 293 | Donalsonville | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 294 | Alapaha | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 295 | Walthourville | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 296 | Mitchell | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 297 | Ellenton | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 298 | Pavo | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 299 | Lyerly | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 300 | Cusseta | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 301 | Preston | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 302 | Hazlehurst | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 303 | Warner Robins | 13 | 4 | 0 | 92,971 |
| 304 | Centerville | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11,459 |
| 305 | Buena Vista | 14 | 4 | 0 | 5,705 |
| 306 | Pelham | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4,053 |
| 307 | Claxton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3,840 |
| 308 | Sylvania | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3,780 |
| 309 | Vienna | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3,540 |
| 310 | Reidsville | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2,594 |
| 311 | Tennille | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1,900 |
| 312 | Martin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1,703 |
| 313 | Pine Mountain Valley | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1,190 |
| 314 | Sycamore | 7 | 4 | 0 | 729 |
| 315 | Ailey | 7 | 4 | 0 | 537 |
| 316 | Stillmore | 6 | 4 | 0 | 520 |
| 317 | Uvalda | 8 | 4 | 0 | 500 |
| 318 | Surrency | 7 | 4 | 0 | 468 |
| 319 | Cecil | 5 | 4 | 0 | 446 |
| 320 | Siloam | 6 | 4 | 0 | 416 |
| 321 | Bellville | 6 | 4 | 0 | 365 |
| 322 | Iron City | 5 | 4 | 0 | 359 |
| 323 | Lyons | 6 | 4 | 1 | 350 |
| 324 | Saint Simons Island | 6 | 4 | 0 | 328 |
| 325 | Daisy | 8 | 4 | 0 | 325 |
| 326 | Jakin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 262 |
| 327 | Salem | 6 | 4 | 0 | 239 |
| 328 | Las Vegas | 5 | 4 | 0 | 227 |
| 329 | North Charleston | 7 | 4 | 0 | 133 |
| 330 | Tarrytown | 11 | 4 | 0 | 86 |
| 331 | Dillard | 6 | 4 | 0 | 62 |
| 332 | Fayettville | 5 | 4 | 0 | 39 |
| 333 | Portal | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 334 | Bowman | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 335 | Hoboken | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 336 | Leary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 337 | Soperton | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 338 | Wrightsville | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 339 | Rhine | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 340 | Pineview | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 341 | Barwick | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 342 | Thomasville | 14 | 3 | 0 | 32,613 |
| 343 | Unadilla | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3,469 |
| 344 | Midway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2,595 |
| 345 | East Dublin | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2,492 |
| 346 | Pinehurst | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,638 |
| 347 | Twin City | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1,500 |
| 348 | Emerson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1,435 |
| 349 | Colbert | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1,331 |
| 350 | Reynolds | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1,273 |
| 351 | Riceboro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1,131 |
| 352 | Poulan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 956 |
| 353 | Plains | 4 | 3 | 0 | 942 |
| 354 | Adrian | 5 | 3 | 0 | 702 |
| 355 | Culloden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 284 |
| 356 | Warthen | 3 | 3 | 0 | 204 |
| 357 | Staten Island | 3 | 3 | 0 | 156 |
| 358 | Montezuma | 5 | 3 | 0 | 141 |
| 359 | Butler | 10 | 3 | 1 | 100 |
| 360 | Harrison | 5 | 3 | 0 | 88 |
| 361 | Sautee | 4 | 3 | 0 | 86 |
| 362 | Meldrim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 57 |
| 363 | Beverly Hills | 4 | 3 | 0 | 55 |
| 364 | Rincon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 44 |
| 365 | St. Petersburg | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
| 366 | Ochlocknee | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 367 | Chauncey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 368 | Ambrose | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 369 | Chickamauga | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 370 | Bluffton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 371 | Adairsville | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 372 | Bronwood | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 373 | Bartow | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 374 | Chester | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 375 | Cobbtown | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 376 | Midville | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 377 | Molena | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 378 | Arnoldsville | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 379 | Arabi | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 380 | Nicholson | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3,218 |
| 381 | Guyton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2,394 |
| 382 | Roberta | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2,392 |
| 383 | Irwinton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1,674 |
| 384 | Ivey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1,212 |
| 385 | Norcross | 4 | 2 | 0 | 800 |
| 386 | Lumpkin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 529 |
| 387 | Shiloh | 7 | 2 | 0 | 504 |
| 388 | Richmond | 4 | 2 | 0 | 484 |
| 389 | White Plains | 6 | 2 | 0 | 437 |
| 390 | New Port Beach | 4 | 2 | 0 | 351 |
| 391 | Cincinnati | 4 | 2 | 0 | 303 |
| 392 | Murrayville | 4 | 2 | 0 | 284 |
| 393 | Ellenwood | 3 | 2 | 0 | 255 |
| 394 | St. Simons Island | 3 | 2 | 0 | 237 |
| 395 | Ellabell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 232 |
| 396 | Newborn | 7 | 2 | 0 | 226 |
| 397 | Zephyrhills | 5 | 2 | 0 | 219 |
| 398 | Miami | 5 | 2 | 0 | 195 |
| 399 | Bloomingdale | 4 | 2 | 0 | 148 |
| 400 | Huntington Beach | 6 | 2 | 0 | 143 |
| 401 | Crozier | 4 | 2 | 0 | 130 |
| 402 | Old Lyme | 6 | 2 | 0 | 115 |
| 403 | Deepstep | 2 | 2 | 0 | 114 |
| 404 | Oglethorpe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 81 |
| 405 | Metter | 4 | 2 | 0 | 73 |
| 406 | Sky Valley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 57 |
| 407 | Avera | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 408 | Byromville | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 409 | Carlton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 410 | Byron | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 411 | Doerun | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 412 | Trion | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7,800 |
| 413 | Hawkinsville | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7,491 |
| 414 | Waleska | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4,844 |
| 415 | Lula | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3,416 |
| 416 | Rock Spring | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3,410 |
| 417 | Pembroke | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2,160 |
| 418 | Morganton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,768 |
| 419 | Boston | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1,464 |
| 420 | Hagan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1,404 |
| 421 | White | 4 | 1 | 0 | 900 |
| 422 | Mcintyre | 2 | 1 | 0 | 726 |
| 423 | Cadwell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 668 |
| 424 | Dexter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 575 |
| 425 | Toomsboro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 540 |
| 426 | Gainesville | 4 | 1 | 0 | 523 |
| 427 | Jersey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 435 |
| 428 | Leslie | 1 | 1 | 0 | 427 |
| 429 | Climax | 1 | 1 | 0 | 383 |
| 430 | Woodville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 380 |
| 431 | Townsend | 3 | 1 | 0 | 360 |
| 432 | Sasser | 2 | 1 | 0 | 340 |
| 433 | Tiger | 2 | 1 | 0 | 332 |
| 434 | Desoto | 2 | 1 | 0 | 311 |
| 435 | Allentown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 308 |
| 436 | Lone Oak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 307 |
| 437 | Jeffersonville | 2 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 438 | Saint Simons | 3 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| 439 | Damascus | 2 | 1 | 0 | 231 |
| 440 | Blakely | 1 | 1 | 0 | 192 |
| 441 | Ocoee | 3 | 1 | 0 | 187 |
| 442 | Pitts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 182 |
| 443 | Peachtree Corners | 3 | 1 | 0 | 181 |
| 444 | Clearwater | 3 | 1 | 0 | 146 |
| 445 | Westminister | 1 | 1 | 0 | 135 |
| 446 | Waynesboro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 127 |
| 447 | Experiment | 1 | 1 | 0 | 122 |
| 448 | Elberton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 449 | Winterville | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 450 | Brooks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 85 |
| 451 | Tyrone | 1 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| 452 | Plantation | 4 | 1 | 0 | 78 |
| 453 | Adel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32 |
| 454 | Commerce | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| 455 | Flovilla | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 456 | Gay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 457 | Abbeville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 458 | Arlington | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 459 | Coleman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 460 | Denton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 461 | Cuthbert | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 462 | Rochelle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 463 | Girard | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 464 | Rayle | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 465 | Yatesville | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 466 | Sylvester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7,203 |
| 467 | Hephzibah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4,011 |
| 468 | Ellaville | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3,183 |
| 469 | Wadley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,944 |
| 470 | Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,651 |
| 471 | Ty Ty | 4 | 0 | 0 | 929 |
| 472 | Newport News | 1 | 0 | 0 | 772 |
| 473 | Newton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 746 |
| 474 | Newington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 671 |
| 475 | Rabun Gap | 2 | 0 | 0 | 605 |
| 476 | Thunderbolt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 541 |
| 477 | Ila | 2 | 0 | 0 | 459 |
| 478 | Danville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 383 |
| 479 | Dawson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 381 |
| 480 | Havana | 3 | 0 | 0 | 367 |
| 481 | Norman Park | 2 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
| 482 | Glennville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 307 |
| 483 | Keysville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 484 | Swainsboro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| 485 | Oliver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 250 |
| 486 | Montrose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 228 |
| 487 | Diamond Springs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 213 |
| 488 | Nunez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| 489 | Naylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 |
| 490 | Toccoa Falls | 2 | 0 | 0 | 197 |
| 491 | Lilly | 4 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 492 | Allenhurst | 1 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| 493 | Tallulah Falls | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
| 494 | Cairo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 |
| 495 | Register | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 |
| 496 | Fort Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
| 497 | Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| 498 | Bountiful | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 |
| 499 | Elgin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 68 |
| 500 | Alma | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 |
| 501 | Stuart | 2 | 0 | 0 | 62 |
| 502 | Hardeeville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 58 |
| 503 | Marshallville | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 504 | Julian | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 505 | Carmichael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| 506 | Beachwood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| 507 | Morven | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 508 | Davisboro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 509 | Ideal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 510 | Edison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Recommended Filtration for Georgia
Based on the most common contaminants found across Georgia (Chloroform, Bromodichloromethane, Dibromochloromethane), we recommend a reverse osmosis system or high-quality carbon block filter to remove disinfection byproducts and their precursors.
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Shop Hydrogen FlaskFrequently Asked Questions
Is Georgia tap water safe to drink?
Water quality varies significantly across Georgia. Of the 510 cities analyzed, the average city has 5.8 contaminants above EWG health guidelines. The best water quality was found in Sylvester. We recommend checking your specific city's report for detailed information.
What city has the best water in Georgia?
Based on our analysis, Sylvester has the fewest contaminants above EWG health guidelines in Georgia, with 0 above guideline levels.
What city has the worst water in Georgia?
Based on our analysis, Woodstock has the most contaminants above EWG health guidelines in Georgia, with 15 above guideline levels.
What's the best water filter for Georgia residents?
For most Georgia households, we recommend a reverse osmosis (RO) system for drinking water and a whole-home filter for showers and baths. The specific recommendation depends on your city's contaminant profile — check your city's report for personalized guidance.
National Water Quality Reports
Data sources: Environmental Working Group (EWG) Tap Water Database, U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS)
Last updated: March 2026
Methodology: Contaminant levels are compared against both EPA legal limits (Maximum Contaminant Levels) and EWG health guidelines, which are often stricter and based on the latest scientific research.
