Starkville Tap Water Quality Report
Starkville's water record shows 13 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file). Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Other systems listed for Starkville with results above guidelines: SESSUMS WATER ASSOCIATION (1 above guidelines), LONGVIEW WATER ASSOCIATION (2 above guidelines), TALKING WARRIOR WATER ASSN #1 (1 above guidelines)
People Served
31,787
Health-based violations since 2020
0
CITY OF STARKVILLE. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Oct 2025 · CITY OF STARKVILLE
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Starkville Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Starkville's water record shows 13 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file).
CITY OF STARKVILLE, Starkville's water system, serves 31,787 people. 5 other systems are listed for Starkville. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to CITY OF STARKVILLE's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for CITY OF STARKVILLE is from Oct 2025.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, CITY OF STARKVILLE measured lithium at up to 22.3 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Mississippi
Starkville Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Starkville, MS
We read Starkville, MS’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 13 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file)
- 74 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Starkville
Starkville's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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What Starkville's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Starkville includes a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Starkville, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Starkville? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Oktibbeha County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Starkville
Starkville's tap water has an estimated 1.7 grains per gallon (28.7 mg/L, county sampling in Oktibbeha County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 1.7 gpg water in Starkville — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Mississippi as a whole, read water softener cost in Mississippi — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Starkville Tap Water
Starkville's water record shows 13 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file). We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.
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