Water quality for ZIP code 52501
ZIP 52501 covers Ottumwa and Chillicothe in Wapello County, Iowa, one of 7 ZIP codes in the county. 6 active public water systems serve the county; 3 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Wapello County
5 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wapello Rural Water Assoc. Ottumwa |
17,263 | 0 | 1.0 mi | |
| Leisure Living Manf Home Community Ottumwa |
150 | 0 | 3.6 mi | |
| Agency Water Works Agency |
620 | 0 | 7.3 mi | |
| Blakesburg Municipal Water Works Blakesburg |
305 | 1 | 11.8 mi | |
| Eldon Water Supply Eldon |
927 | 1 | 13.5 mi |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Wapello 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 Iowa 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.