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Water quality for ZIP code 36542

ZIP 36542 covers Gulf Shores, Foley, and Orange Beach in Baldwin County, Alabama, one of 23 ZIP codes in the county. 24 active public water systems serve the county; 14 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Orange Beach Water Sewer and F.p.a. AL0000053 · Community water system · Ground water · Orange Beach
Serves 17,796 people Rules violated, past 3 years 1 Last sanitary survey Jul 18, 2025 Distance 8.5 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Baldwin County

14 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Gulf Shores, the UB of the City of
Gulf Shores
40,947 0 under 0.1 mi
Foley, Utilities Board of the City of
Foley
50,919 1 9.5 mi
Summerdale, WW Board of the Town of
Summerdale
1,800 0 16.0 mi
Fairhope, City of
Fairhope
59,850 1 16.5 mi
Silverhill, Town of
Silverhill
2,058 0 18.9 mi
Perdido Bay Water Sewer & Fpd
Elberta
12,765 0 19.4 mi
Robertsdale, City of
Robertsdale
13,242 0 19.8 mi
Belforest Water System
Daphne
17,268 2 23.2 mi
East Central Baldwin County WS & Fpa
Robertsdale
7,254 2 24.0 mi
Loxley, City of
Loxley
10,104 0 25.2 mi
Daphne, Utilities Board of the City of
Daphne
33,372 2 25.7 mi
Park City Water Authority
Daphne
1,266 0 27.0 mi
Spanish Fort Water System, Inc.
Spanish Fort
10,161 1 30.2 mi
North Baldwin Utilities
Bay Minette
28,713 1 40.4 mi
Non-community systems in Baldwin County (9: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Gulf State Park Interpretive Center Wts
Gulf Shores
50 1 0
White's Commercial Park
Orange Beach
50 1 0
Baldwin Baptist Camp
Elberta
200 0 0
Southport Campground
Elberta
150 1 1
Wilderness RV Park, Sugar Beach Resort
Robertsdale
252 0 0
Hilltop RV Park
Robertsdale
306 1 0
Styx River Resort,
Robertsdale
618 0 0
Aldot I-10 Al/fl Welcome Center
Bay Minette
350 1 0
Hubbard Landing, INC
Stockton
60 2 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Baldwin County, the county this ZIP code lies in, nearest to the ZIP code's centre first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.

ZIP code areas and town boundaries come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA files.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Alabama records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.