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ZIP Code 19702 Water Quality
Delaware · 283,103 people served · 24 water systems
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ExcellentZIP code 19702 is in Delaware and is a large city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 283,103 people served by 24 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to NEWARK.
Within ZIP code 19702, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records no health-based Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) exceedances during the past five years across the 24 water systems serving this postal area.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 19702
Water Systems Serving 19702
ARTESIAN NORTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL
PWSID: DE0020003
5,511 served
DEER MEADOWS
PWSID: DE00A0787
534 served
BURTONWOOD
PWSID: DE00A0740
1,503 served
PARADISE ESTATES
PWSID: DE00A1745
126 served
SLAUGHTER BEACH PWS
PWSID: DE0002618
846 served
INGRAMS POINT (AWC)
PWSID: DE0020103
87 served
THE VINES OF SANDHILL (AWC)
PWSID: DE0020099
336 served
PONDS OF ODESSA (AWC)
PWSID: DE0020088
216 served
INGRAM VILLAGE (AWC)
PWSID: DE0020052
498 served
FRIENDSHIP CREEK
PWSID: DE0020119
366 served
SYCAMORE CHASE (AWC)
PWSID: DE0020121
291 served
ARTESIAN SOUTHERN SUSSEX REGIONAL
PWSID: DE00A0323
18,215 served
CEDAR LANDING
PWSID: DE00A0424
357 served
CHURCH CREEK (AWC)
PWSID: DE00A0428
9,654 served
STOCKLEY CENTER
PWSID: DE0000276
749 served
DELAWARE CORRECTIONAL CENTER
PWSID: DE0000011
2,000 served
ARTESIAN WATER COMPANY
PWSID: DE0000552
231,114 served
BAYVIEW IMPROVEMENT COMPANY (AWC)
PWSID: DE0000553
214 served
DELAWARE CITY WATER DEPARTMENT (AWC)
PWSID: DE0000566
2,610 served
ARTESIAN NORTHERN KENT REGIONAL
PWSID: DE00A0673
7,014 served
CARPENTERS POINT WATER CO.
PWSID: MD0070003
400 served
CECIL WOODS MOBILE HOME PARK WTP
PWSID: MD0070244
285 served
CHESTNUT POINT ESTATES WTP
PWSID: MD0070240
82 served
ARTESIAN WATER PA INC
PWSID: PA1150002
95 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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