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ZIP Code 39046 Water Quality
Mississippi · 80,862 people served · 8 water systems
D
PoorZIP code 39046 is in Mississippi and is a mid-sized community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 80,862 people served by 8 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to CANTON.
Within ZIP code 39046, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 8 health-based violations during the past five years across 8 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of D reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 39046
Water Systems Serving 39046
CAMERON COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM, INC
PWSID: MS0450005
428 served
EAST MADISON WATER ASSN-WEST
PWSID: MS0450007
7,339 served
BEAR CREEK W/A-WEST
PWSID: MS0450021
26,677 served
BEAR CREEK W/A -EAST
PWSID: MS0450002
18,770 served
BIG BLACK W/A-CAMDEN
PWSID: MS0450004
1,272 served
BIG BLACK WATER ASSOCIATION
PWSID: MS0450003
1,080 served
CMU - LAKE CAROLINE
PWSID: MS0450034
8,511 served
CITY OF CANTON
PWSID: MS0450006
16,785 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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