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ZIP Code 12816 Water Quality
New York · 4,129 people served · 6 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 12816 is in New York and is a small town from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 4,129 people served by 6 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to CAMBRIDGE.
Within ZIP code 12816, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 6 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 12816
Water Systems Serving 12816
CAMBRIDGE WATER WORKS
PWSID: NY5700117
3,000 served
BROOKVIEW MHP
PWSID: NY4501803
337 served
NORTHERN PINES MOBILE HOME PK.
PWSID: NY4510711
600 served
MILTON KNOLLS MOBILE HOME PARK
PWSID: NY4501810
50 served
DANIELS CORNER MOBILE HOME PK
PWSID: NY4513992
102 served
HAMMOND MOBILE HOME PARK
PWSID: NY4501826
40 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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