West Point, Town Of, VA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.9 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). 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.
About West Point, Town Of
West Point, Town Of serves about 3,063 people through 1,318 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in King William County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA4101900; phone on file: 804-241-5639. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is up 3.9 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for West Point, Town Of is 3.9 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.9 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 996 Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 59 have gone over at some point. West Point, Town Of's 3.9 ppb sits at the 88th percentile in Virginia and the 87th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
10 other systems share King William County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than West Point, Town Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Central Garage Water System | 2,263 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oak Springs | 985 | 0 (not detected) |
| Venter Heights Subdivision | 350 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cedar Crest | 338 | 0 (not detected) |
| Woodruff Subdivision | 153 | 0 (not detected) |
| Marle Hill Section 3 | 108 | 0 (not detected) |
| Marle Hill Subdivision | 95 | 0 (not detected) |
| Braxtons Landing | 65 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mt. Olive Church Comm. Well Co | 60 | 0 (not detected) |
| Black Creek Subdivision | 48 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for West Point, VA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; West Point, VA 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 West Point, Town 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.