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ZIP Code 13165 Water Quality
New York · 11,909 people served · 12 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 13165 is in New York and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 11,909 people served by 12 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to WATERLOO.
Within ZIP code 13165, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 12 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 13165
Water Systems Serving 13165
SENECA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT #1
PWSID: NY4912215
1,820 served
BURGESS ROAD WATER DISTRICT
PWSID: NY4925000
200 served
TOWN OF WATERLOO WATER DISTRICT
PWSID: NY4940015
250 served
SOUTH PRE-EMPTION WATER DISTRICT
PWSID: NY4998097
30 served
WATERLOO VILLAGE
PWSID: NY4901199
7,000 served
BORDER CITY WATER DISTRICT
PWSID: NY4911740
1,600 served
FAYETTE WATER DISTRICT #7
PWSID: NY4941316
100 served
FAYETTE WATER DISTRICT #8
PWSID: NY4998098
50 served
FAYETTE WATER DISTRICT #1
PWSID: NY4901201
99 served
FAYETTE WATER DISTRICT #2
PWSID: NY4930010
228 served
CAYUGA LAKE WATER DISTRICT # 3
PWSID: NY4930009
432 served
FAYETTE WATER DISTRICT #5
PWSID: NY4911004
100 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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