Lincoln, City Of, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.7 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Lincoln, City Of at a glance
Lincoln, City Of serves about 13,923 people through 4,641 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Talladega County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001245. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lincoln, City Of's lead record
That is up 2.7 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lincoln, City Of is 5 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.7 ppb |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 4.1 ppb |
| 2017 | 5 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 542 Alabama systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 1 are over 15 ppb right now and 11 have gone over at some point. Lincoln, City Of's 2.7 ppb sits at the 89th percentile in Alabama and the 79th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
11 other systems share Talladega County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lincoln, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Sylacauga Utilities Board | 24,087 | 0.58 ppb |
| Talladega Water & Sewer Dept, City Of | 20,250 | 1 ppb |
| Childersburg Water & Sewer Board | 9,777 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fayetteville Water Authority | 5,865 | 0 (not detected) |
| Talladega County Water Department | 4,749 | 0 (not detected) |
| Munford Water Authority, Inc. | 4,467 | 0 (not detected) |
| Central Talladega County Water District | 3,600 | 0.83 ppb |
| Sycamore Water & Sewer Authority | 1,728 | 0 (not detected) |
| Water Works, Inc. | 594 | 1.5 ppb |
| Waldo, Town Of | 426 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Lincoln, AL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lincoln, AL may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Lincoln, City Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.