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Water quality for ZIP code 78521

ZIP 78521 covers Brownsville, South Point, Villa Pancho, and Reid Hope King in Cameron County, Texas, one of 16 ZIP codes in the county. 30 active public water systems serve the county; 20 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Brownsville Public Utilities Board TX0310001 · Community water system · Surface water
Serves 201,249 people Rules violated, past 3 years 0 Last sanitary survey Jun 30, 2025 Distance 7.3 mi

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

Other community water systems in Cameron County

20 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
EL Jardin WSC
9,423 0 6.5 mi
Military Hwy WSC del Mar Heights
213 0 10.4 mi
Laguna Madre Water District
46,674 1 11.5 mi
City of los Fresnos
6,009 1 13.1 mi
Olmito WSC
8,952 0 13.9 mi
Southmost Regional Water Authority
0 1 14.6 mi
Town of Indian Lake
888 2 15.2 mi
Valley MUD 2 Rancho Viejo
3,644 1 15.7 mi
East Rio Hondo WSC
25,509 0 22.3 mi
City of San Benito
24,250 1 23.9 mi
City of Rio Hondo
2,640 6 26.0 mi
East Rio Hondo WSC Arroyo City
1,953 0 26.1 mi
Harlingen Water Works System
85,900 0 29.4 mi
Carefree Valley Resort
600 3 32.3 mi
City of Palm Valley
1,310 0 32.4 mi
City of Combes
3,500 4 32.9 mi
City of Primera
5,811 4 33.1 mi
City of la Feria
7,226 2 34.8 mi
City of Santa Rosa
2,883 5 38.1 mi
Starbase Water System
743 2 —
Non-community systems in Cameron County (9: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Starbase AD Astra School
28 3 2
Starbase Spacex Water Hauler
806 0 0
Starbase Huddleston Tiny Homes
88 1 0
Brownsville Pub Water Hauler
25 1 0
Brownsville Navigation District
2,500 1 0
Port Isabel Detention Center
1,500 1 0
Starbase Pad Restroom PWS
200 0 0
Starbase AD Astra Phase 1a
121 1 1
Dusty Boots Bar and Dance Hall
99 1 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Cameron 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.

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 Texas 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.