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ZIP Code 98506 Water Quality
Washington · 94 people served · 1 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 98506 is in Washington and is a rural community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 94 people served by 1 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to Olympia.
Within ZIP code 98506, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 1 water system serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
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Cities in ZIP 98506
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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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