Water quality in Ipswich, Massachusetts
Ipswich is in Essex County. 67 active public water systems serve the county; 29 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 Essex County
38 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowley Water Department Rowley |
6,161 | 1 | 2.7 mi | |
| Hamilton Water Dept Hamilton |
7,674 | 0 | 4.3 mi | |
| Topsfield Water Department Topsfield |
5,435 | 2 | 4.4 mi | |
| Willows at Boxford Boxford |
132 | 0 | 4.9 mi | |
| Andrews Farm Water Co.,inc. Boxford |
150 | 10 | 4.9 mi | |
| Wenham Water Dept. Wenham |
3,942 | 0 | 5.3 mi | |
| Byfield Water District Newbury |
2,228 | 0 | 5.6 mi | |
| Georgetown Water Department Georgetown |
8,766 | 2 | 5.6 mi | |
| Four Mile Village Boxford |
133 | 4 | 5.8 mi | |
| Essex Water Dept. Essex |
3,675 | 0 | 6.3 mi | |
| Beverly Water Dept Beverly |
47,461 | 0 | 7.7 mi | |
| Danvers Water Dept. Danvers |
28,087 | 1 | 7.8 mi | |
| Middleton Water Dept. Middleton |
7,291 | 2 | 8.5 mi | |
| Groveland Water Department Groveland |
6,508 | 0 | 8.6 mi | |
| Salem and Beverly Water Supply Board Beverly |
90,330 | 1 | 8.7 mi | |
| Newburyport Water Department Newburyport |
20,335 | 1 | 9.1 mi | |
| Manchester by the Sea Dpw Manchester |
5,201 | 1 | 9.4 mi | |
| West Newbury Water Department West Newbury |
4,704 | 2 | 9.4 mi | |
| North Andover Water Dept North Andover |
30,915 | 0 | 10.4 mi | |
| Peabody Water Dept. Peabody |
54,481 | 0 | 10.8 mi | |
| Gloucester Public Utility Division Gloucester |
37,440 | 0 | 11.3 mi | |
| Salem Water Department Salem |
44,480 | 0 | 11.5 mi | |
| Salisbury Water Division Salisbury |
9,334 | 1 | 12.2 mi | |
| Merrimac Water Department Merrimac |
6,988 | 1 | 12.3 mi | |
| Haverhill Water Dept Haverhill |
61,277 | 1 | 12.3 mi |
Non-community systems in Essex County (28: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Essex County, nearest to Ipswich 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 or the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision files.
Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 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 Massachusetts 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.