Russell County, VA
drinking water quality
25,420 residents · 18 public water systems · 6 ZIP codes
EPA sampled 2 of 18 public water systems here, together serving about 9,023 people. EPA detected PFPeA at 14.3 ng/L. EPA has not set a drinking water limit for PFPeA, so there is no figure to compare it against. Last sampled 9/27/2023.
What this means
PFAS are industrial chemicals that EPA describes as breaking down only very slowly in the environment. In April 2024 EPA set the first enforceable national limits: 4 ng/L for PFOA and PFOS, 10 ng/L for PFHxS, PFNA and GenX.
These figures are county-level and come from EPA’s sampling of public water systems. They describe the worst result found in the county, not what comes out of any particular tap — that depends on which system serves the address, and on the plumbing in the building. A private well is not covered by this programme at all.
ZIP codes in Russell County
24224 · 24225 · 24260 · 24266 · 24280 · 24649
Readings are county-level, so every ZIP here shares the figure above. Search your ZIP on the map to see it in context.