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ZIP Code 04274 Water Quality
Maine · 92,723 people served · 18 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 04274 is in Maine and is a mid-sized community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 92,723 people served by 18 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to POLAND.
Within ZIP code 04274, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 32 health-based violations during the past five years across 18 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 04274
Water Systems Serving 04274
POLAND PLACE CONDO ASSOCIATION
PWSID: ME0092583
35 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY HARTLAND DIVISION
PWSID: ME0090680
1,043 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY OAKLAND DIVISION
PWSID: ME0091190
2,873 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY MILLINOCKET DIVISION
PWSID: ME0090990
5,400 served
SOUTH FREEPORT WATER DISTRICT
PWSID: ME0091480
960 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY SKOWHEGAN DIVISION
PWSID: ME0091450
6,105 served
WALDOBORO WATER DEPT
PWSID: ME0091560
1,065 served
VINALHAVEN WATER DISTRICT
PWSID: ME0091550
1,053 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY UNION DIVISION
PWSID: ME0091537
238 served
TENANTS HARBOR WATER DISTRICT
PWSID: ME0092335
378 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY KEZAR FALLS DIVISION
PWSID: ME0090770
1,115 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY FREEPORT DIVISION
PWSID: ME0090580
2,700 served
FRYEBURG WATER COMPANY
PWSID: ME0090600
2,085 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY GREENVILLE DIVISION
PWSID: ME0090630
1,335 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY BIDDEFORD SACO DIV
PWSID: ME0090170
42,508 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY BUCKSPORT DIVISION
PWSID: ME0090280
1,700 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY CAMDEN & ROCKLAND
PWSID: ME0090300
21,315 served
MAINE WATER COMPANY WARREN DIVISION
PWSID: ME0091565
815 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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