EPA UCMR 5 Data · Alabama

PFAS Drinking-Water Monitoring Results in Alabama

This page summarizes EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5, 2023–2025) drinking-water monitoring records linked to ZIP codes in Alabama, as processed for the PFAS Estimator national dataset. Data updated: July 2026.

50.2% of Alabama ZIP codes in this dataset (408 total)
had at least one regulated PFAS compound detected at or above its applicable EPA threshold (205 of 408 ZIP codes). Of those, 152 (74.1%) had more than one compound at or above threshold. This dataset includes only ZIP codes with at least one recorded PFAS detection; ZIP codes where all compounds returned non-detect are not represented.

Compounds detected in Alabama

Detection prevalence, exceedance, and concentration by compound, Alabama ZIP codes in the EPA UCMR 5 analytic dataset.
Compound Applicable threshold ZIP codes detected At/above threshold Mean detected Maximum detected
PFOA0.004 µg/L (MCL)177 (43.4% of state)177 (100.0%) — all detections at/above limit by construction0.0128 µg/L0.0525 µg/L
PFOS0.004 µg/L (MCL)180 (44.1% of state)180 (100.0%) — all detections at/above limit by construction0.0143 µg/L0.0594 µg/L
PFHxS0.01 µg/L (MCL)82 (20.1% of state)2 (2.4% of detected)0.0057 µg/L0.0553 µg/L
PFNA0.01 µg/L (MCL)1 (0.2% of state)1 (100.0% of detected)0.0162 µg/L0.0162 µg/L
PFBS2.0 µg/L (HI reference)248 (60.8% of state)not calculated¹0.0239 µg/L0.1554 µg/L
Lithium7.36 µg/L (reference, not a regulatory limit)137 (33.6% of state)137 (100.0%) at/above reference20.9292 µg/L100.0 µg/L
PFPeA— (no federal limit)218 (53.4% of state)0.0147 µg/L0.1389 µg/L
PFBA— (no federal limit)242 (59.3% of state)0.0115 µg/L0.0407 µg/L
PFHpA— (no federal limit)98 (24.0% of state)0.0069 µg/L0.0378 µg/L
6:2 FTS— (no federal limit)76 (18.6% of state)0.0096 µg/L0.2201 µg/L

ZIP codes in this dataset (Alabama)

408 ZIP codes with at least one recorded PFAS detection. Click a ZIP code to view its full compound-level results.

Per-ZIP-code detection summary for Alabama
ZIP code Compounds detected At/above threshold
350045Yes (1)
350054No
350078Yes (2)
350146Yes (1)
350162No
350205Yes (1)
350226Yes (2)
350237Yes (2)
350311No
350325Yes (1)
350408Yes (2)
350437Yes (2)
350446Yes (1)
350458Yes (2)
350468Yes (2)
350491No
350517Yes (2)
350571No
350581No
350604No
350614No
350624No
350644No
350684No
350714No
350734No
350772No
350787Yes (2)
350809Yes (2)
350851No
350872No
350914No
350947Yes (2)
350963Yes (1)
350981No
351115Yes (2)
351123No
351148Yes (2)
351158Yes (2)
351164No
351184No
351204Yes (1)
351211No
351246Yes (2)
351256Yes (2)
351264No
351274No
351286Yes (2)
351334No
351464Yes (1)
351477Yes (2)
351505Yes (1)
351515Yes (1)
351605Yes (1)
351711No
351724No
351734Yes (1)
351752No
351766Yes (2)
351787Yes (2)
351791No
351804No
351867Yes (2)
352034No
352044No
352054No
352064No
352074No
352084No
352094No
352107Yes (2)
352114No
352124No
352137Yes (2)
352144No
352154No
352164No
352174No
352184No
352214No
352224No
352234No
352244No
352264No
352284No
352334No
352344No
352354No
352428Yes (2)
352434No
352444No
352944No
354421No
354431No
354471No
354591No
354601No
354611No
354621No
354641No
354661No
354701No
354771No
354811No
355441No
355521No
355631No
355742No
355762No
355811No
355861No
355921No
356012No
356032No
356116Yes (2)
356126Yes (2)
356136Yes (2)
356146Yes (2)
356167Yes (2)
356175Yes (2)
356182No
356191No
356206Yes (2)
356222No
356304Yes (2)
356314Yes (2)
356335Yes (2)
356345Yes (2)
356402No
356411No
356454Yes (2)
356467Yes (2)
356476Yes (2)
356502No
356512No
356527Yes (2)
356537Yes (2)
356545Yes (2)
356604Yes (2)
356617Yes (2)
356624Yes (2)
356702No
356716Yes (2)
356727Yes (2)
356732No
356747Yes (2)
356775Yes (2)
357396Yes (2)
357402No
357413Yes (1)
357426Yes (2)
357452No
357462No
357471No
357483Yes (1)
357496Yes (2)
357503Yes (1)
357512No
357522No
357542No
357556Yes (2)
357566Yes (2)
357575Yes (2)
357586Yes (2)
357593Yes (1)
357603Yes (1)
357613Yes (1)
357633Yes (1)
357642No
357652No
357662No
357682No
357692No
357724Yes (2)
357735Yes (2)
357742No
357763Yes (1)
358015Yes (2)
358025Yes (2)
358035Yes (2)
358045Yes (2)
358055Yes (2)
358065Yes (2)
358075Yes (2)
358095Yes (2)
358105Yes (2)
358115Yes (2)
358125Yes (2)
358135Yes (2)
358145Yes (2)
358155Yes (2)
358165Yes (2)
358245Yes (2)
358935Yes (2)
358945Yes (2)
358955Yes (2)
358965Yes (2)
358975Yes (2)
358982No
358995Yes (2)
359017Yes (2)
359027Yes (2)
359037Yes (2)
359047Yes (2)
359057Yes (2)
359067Yes (2)
359077Yes (2)
359506Yes (2)
359516Yes (2)
359527Yes (2)
359534Yes (1)
359547Yes (2)
359566Yes (2)
359576Yes (2)
359596Yes (2)
359606Yes (2)
359617Yes (2)
359626Yes (2)
359636Yes (2)
359676Yes (2)
359686Yes (2)
359716Yes (2)
359726Yes (2)
359736Yes (2)
359746Yes (2)
359756Yes (2)
359766Yes (2)
359786Yes (2)
359816Yes (2)
359836Yes (2)
359866Yes (2)
359886Yes (2)
359896Yes (2)
360052No
360061No
360091No
360102No
360161No
360171No
360226Yes (2)
360242Yes (1)
360271No
360281No
360292Yes (1)
360301No
360312Yes (1)
360321No
360331No
360342No
360352No
360361No
360371No
360392Yes (1)
360411No
360421No
360461No
360481No
360492No
360517Yes (2)
360546Yes (2)
360642Yes (1)
360666Yes (2)
360676Yes (2)
360686Yes (2)
360711No
360752Yes (1)
360784Yes (2)
360792No
360812No
360832Yes (1)
360872Yes (1)
360882Yes (1)
360892Yes (1)
360911No
360926Yes (2)
362012Yes (1)
362032Yes (1)
362072Yes (1)
362504Yes (2)
362572Yes (1)
362602Yes (1)
362651No
362682Yes (1)
362742No
362774Yes (2)
363012No
363031No
363052No
363101No
363111No
363121No
363131No
363141No
363161No
363171No
363181No
363211No
363221No
363231No
363301No
363311No
363401No
363441No
363451No
363461No
363501No
363511No
363522No
363751No
364011No
364202No
364211No
364261No
364271No
364321No
364443Yes (1)
364516Yes (3)
364531No
364561No
364601No
364671No
364711No
364741No
364751No
364771No
364831No
365072Yes (1)
365133No
365223No
365231No
365267Yes (2)
365271No
365326Yes (2)
365415Yes (2)
365442No
365451Yes (1)
365502Yes (1)
365516Yes (2)
365563No
365619Yes (4)
365681No
365714Yes (2)
365724Yes (2)
365753No
365782Yes (1)
365822No
365901No
366191No
367011No
367021No
367031No
367201No
367227Yes (2)
367231No
367267Yes (2)
367321No
367367Yes (2)
367487Yes (2)
367491No
367501No
367547Yes (2)
367581No
367631No
367641No
367681No
367697Yes (2)
367756Yes (2)
367827Yes (2)
367837Yes (2)
367847Yes (2)
367901No
367921No
368015Yes (2)
368022Yes (1)
368032Yes (1)
368045Yes (2)
368305Yes (1)
368312Yes (1)
368325Yes (1)
368492Yes (1)
368505Yes (1)
368522No
368545Yes (2)
368552No
368585Yes (2)
368607Yes (2)
368623No
368634Yes (1)
368655Yes (1)
368662Yes (1)
368675Yes (2)
368684Yes (2)
368695Yes (2)
368705Yes (2)
368715Yes (2)
368745Yes (2)
368755Yes (2)
368774Yes (2)
368795Yes (1)
369011No
369042No
369071No
369082No
369121No
369192No
369212No
369221No
369251No

Methodology & limitations

Results are based on EPA UCMR 5 monitoring data (2023–2025), linked to ZIP codes via Public Water System Identifier. Non-detections are not present in this analytic dataset. For each compound and ZIP code, the highest observed concentration across the monitoring period is retained; this characterizes the upper bound of observed drinking-water concentrations, not a long-term average or an individual exposure estimate. A single water system may serve multiple ZIP codes, so the same monitoring record can appear for more than one ZIP in this table. ZIP-code assignment reflects water-system service area geography and does not establish individual household exposure. Private wells are not represented unless served by a monitored public water system. PFOA and PFOS are reported by detection prevalence because the UCMR 5 reporting limit equals their federal MCL. A full PFBS Hazard Index is not calculated because co-located, same-event multi-compound readings are not retained in this dataset. Lithium has no federal Maximum Contaminant Level; 7.36 µg/L is an evidence-based reference concentration from a prospective cohort study, not a regulatory threshold.

Related links

PFAS Estimator homepage & national ZIP lookup
Full national methodology, limitations, and dataset documentation
All states & territories index

Data from the EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5), 2023–2025. Detection does not indicate a health risk. Not medical advice. Data updated: July 2026. · EPA Source