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ZIP Code 52240 Water Quality
Iowa · 70,144 people served · 15 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 52240 is in Iowa and is a mid-sized community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 70,144 people served by 15 EPA-registered public water systems. It overlaps with 3 communities including IOWA CITY, IOWA CITY, OXFORD.
Within ZIP code 52240, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 15 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 52240
Water Systems Serving 52240
PRAIRIE VIEW ESTATES ASSOC JOHNSON CNTY
PWSID: IA5225326
155 served
ORCHARD VIEW ESTATES
PWSID: IA5282304
78 served
WALDSCHMIDT SUBDIVISION
PWSID: IA9260301
45 served
TIMBER TRAILS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
PWSID: IA5200303
80 served
CHERRY HILLS SUBDIVISION
PWSID: IA5225305
59 served
RAPID CREEK RIDGE
PWSID: IA5225387
70 served
TURKEY CREEK DEVELOPMENT
PWSID: IA5225316
65 served
FORESTGATE SUBDIVISION
PWSID: IA5225307
140 served
WENDRAM BLUFF HOMES WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: IA5225306
68 served
IOWA CITY REGENCY MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY
PWSID: IA5225673
225 served
MAKADA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION
PWSID: IA5225304
85 served
RIVERVIEW ESTATES
PWSID: IA5200347
108 served
SPRING VALLEY HOMEOWNERS ASSN.
PWSID: IA5225303
163 served
IOWA CITY WATER DEPARTMENT
PWSID: IA5225079
68,753 served
WOODS AT HUNTER CREEK (PART 1)
PWSID: IA5280304
50 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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