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ZIP Code 43402 Water Quality
Ohio · 75,419 people served · 10 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 43402 is in Ohio and is a mid-sized community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 75,419 people served by 10 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to BOWLING GREEN.
Within ZIP code 43402, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 39 health-based violations during the past five years across 10 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of F reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 43402
Water Systems Serving 43402
MAURERS MOBILE HOME PARK
PWSID: OH8701412
181 served
BOWLING GREEN CITY
PWSID: OH8700311
31,578 served
NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - MIDDLETON TWP
PWSID: OH8752212
3,615 served
NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - OREGON WTLN 200
PWSID: OH8704203
9,629 served
NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - MCCOMB
PWSID: OH3200411
1,527 served
NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - TOLEDO SVC AREA
PWSID: OH8752812
19,758 served
NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - PORTAGE
PWSID: OH8704103
4,776 served
NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - WESTON
PWSID: OH8703211
3,648 served
NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - SR 108 PWS
PWSID: OH3539214
267 served
NORTHWESTERN W AND SD - CO RD P PWS
PWSID: OH3539212
440 served
About ZIP-code water data
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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