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ZIP Code 97424 Water Quality
Oregon · 11,519 people served · 8 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 97424 is in Oregon and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 11,519 people served by 8 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to COTTAGE GROVE.
Within ZIP code 97424, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 168 health-based violations during the past five years across 8 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 97424
Water Systems Serving 97424
COTTAGE GROVE, CITY OF
PWSID: OR4100236
10,879 served
LONDON WATER CO-OP
PWSID: OR4100239
63 served
MINT ACRES WATER CO-OP
PWSID: OR4100292
35 served
MCKENZIE PALISADES WATER BOARD
PWSID: OR4100923
50 served
LAMONTAI IMPROVEMENT WTR DIST
PWSID: OR4100238
255 served
RIVERSTONE MOBILE HOME PARK
PWSID: OR4100240
168 served
HILLTOP IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
PWSID: OR4100237
45 served
SWISSHOME VILLAGE
PWSID: OR4100854
24 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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