Water quality for ZIP code 01844
ZIP 01844 covers Methuen Town and Lawrence in Essex County, Massachusetts, one of 44 ZIP codes in the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Water Works Lawrence |
89,143 | 1 | 3.0 mi | |
| Haverhill Water Dept Haverhill |
61,277 | 1 | 5.5 mi | |
| North Andover Water Dept North Andover |
30,915 | 0 | 6.0 mi | |
| Andover Water Dept Andover |
36,569 | 1 | 6.6 mi | |
| Groveland Water Department Groveland |
6,508 | 0 | 7.8 mi | |
| Four Mile Village Boxford |
133 | 4 | 9.7 mi | |
| Georgetown Water Department Georgetown |
8,766 | 2 | 10.2 mi | |
| West Newbury Water Department West Newbury |
4,704 | 2 | 10.5 mi | |
| Merrimac Water Department Merrimac |
6,988 | 1 | 10.9 mi | |
| Willows at Boxford Boxford |
132 | 0 | 11.3 mi | |
| Andrews Farm Water Co.,inc. Boxford |
150 | 10 | 12.4 mi | |
| Byfield Water District Newbury |
2,228 | 0 | 12.6 mi | |
| Middleton Water Dept. Middleton |
7,291 | 2 | 13.1 mi | |
| Rowley Water Department Rowley |
6,161 | 1 | 13.7 mi | |
| Topsfield Water Department Topsfield |
5,435 | 2 | 13.8 mi | |
| Amesbury Dpw Water Div. Amesbury |
17,366 | 2 | 14.3 mi | |
| Lynnfield Center Water District Lynnfield |
8,525 | 3 | 15.3 mi | |
| Newburyport Water Department Newburyport |
20,335 | 1 | 15.6 mi | |
| Danvers Water Dept. Danvers |
28,087 | 1 | 16.4 mi | |
| Ipswich Dpu Water Dept Ipswich |
13,138 | 1 | 16.9 mi | |
| Wenham Water Dept. Wenham |
3,942 | 0 | 17.6 mi | |
| Salisbury Water Division Salisbury |
9,334 | 1 | 17.6 mi | |
| Peabody Water Dept. Peabody |
54,481 | 0 | 17.8 mi | |
| Lynnfield Water Dist. (mwra) Lynnfield |
4,820 | 0 | 17.9 mi | |
| Hamilton Water Dept Hamilton |
7,674 | 0 | 18.5 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, 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 or the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision 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 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.