City water profile
Compare local ZIP estimates, evidence quality, associated public systems, and compliance history for Parkersburg, West Virginia.
Median indexed hardness
236PPM
2 indexed ZIPs
Range 236–236 PPM
City summary
Parkersburg has 2 published ZIP profiles across Wood County. The indexed median is 236 PPM, compared with 141 PPM across West Virginia.
Among the 179 West Virginiacities with an indexed median, Parkersburg ranks #4from highest to lowest. Across all 219 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 85.5to 265 PPM.
The 236–236 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.
Hardness distribution
2 of 2 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.
Evidence quality
Confidence labels
Observation window: Feb 9, 2016 to Aug 12, 2025.
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Public water systems
PWSID WV3305407
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
PWSID WV3305402
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
PWSID WV3305401
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
Compliance history
No active health-based violation appears among the associated systems in the represented EPA reporting quarter. This does not mean every contaminant was tested at every tap.
| Record | System | Period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | WV3305407 | Oct 1, 2024 | Resolved |
| Groundwater Rule | WV3305407 | Oct 29, 2023 | Resolved · health-based |
| Groundwater Rule | WV3305407 | Oct 29, 2023 | Resolved · health-based |
| CARBON, TOTAL | WV3305402 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | WV3305407 | Sep 1, 2021 | Archived |
| TTHM | WV3305407 | Sep 1, 2021 | Archived |
| TTHM | WV3305402 | Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | WV3305402 | Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
| TTHM | WV3305401 | Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | WV3305401 | Sep 1, 2021 | Resolved |
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Questions people ask
The indexed city median is 236 PPM. Open the ZIP report to verify the distance and confidence behind that estimate.
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