Home hazard report for 32538 — Paxton, FL
ZIP 32538 is served by Florala Water Works & Sewer Board: no health-based violations since 2016, latest lead result 0.5 ppb, PFAS not tested. Walton is in EPA radon zone 3.
No health-based violations reported since 2016.
90th-percentile lead in the latest round (Jan 2021). Lead comes mostly from household plumbing and service lines, so individual homes can be higher.
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5 covers systems serving over 3,300 people and a sample of smaller ones).
Predicted average under 2 pCi/L — but any home can have high radon, so EPA still recommends a test.
No active Superfund site within 10 miles of the ZIP center.
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Where ZIP 32538 is
blue: utility service area · scroll or pinch to zoomDrinking water: Florala Water Works & Sewer Board
Health-based violations
No health-based violations reported since 2016.
Full record for Florala Water Works & Sewer Board →
Other systems overlapping this ZIP: City of Paxton.
Lead
90th-percentile lead per sampling round (90% of the homes sampled were at or below this level). Black line: EPA’s 15 ppb action level; under the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements the action level becomes 10 ppb from 2027.
PFAS (“forever chemicals”)
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5).
Radon in Walton
EPA radon zone 3 — low potential. Predicted average under 2 pCi/L — but any home can have high radon, so EPA still recommends a test.
Radon is a colorless, odorless radioactive gas from soil and rock, and the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. EPA recommends fixing a home at 4 pCi/L or above and considering it from 2 pCi/L. A short-term test kit costs about $15–30. How radon zones work →
Superfund sites nearby
No site on EPA’s Superfund National Priorities List lies within 10 miles of the center of this ZIP code.
EPA Superfund National Priorities List (NPL): the country’s most serious known hazardous-waste sites, each with an EPA cleanup record (linked). Distance is measured from the ZIP center to the site’s reference point; being near a site does not by itself mean exposure — EPA site pages describe what was found and how it is being cleaned up.
What this is — and isn’t. These are records your water utility and state reported to the EPA, and the EPA’s radon map for your county. They describe the system and the area, not the water from your own tap or the air in your home. For that, read your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report and test: lead and radon tests are inexpensive.
Questions about 32538
Who supplies drinking water to ZIP 32538?
Florala Water Works & Sewer Board (EPA ID AL0000363), a groundwater (wells) system serving about 3,834 people.
Is there lead in Paxton, FL tap water?
The utility’s latest 90th-percentile lead result (Jan 2021) was 0.5 ppb; EPA’s action level is 15 ppb, falling to 10 ppb from 2027. Lead mostly comes from service lines and home plumbing, so the only way to know your tap is to test it.
Does Paxton, FL water have PFAS?
This system was not part of EPA’s 2023–2025 nationwide PFAS testing (UCMR 5 covers systems serving over 3,300 people and a sample of smaller ones).
Has the water system in 32538 had violations?
No health-based violations reported since 2016.
Are there Superfund sites near 32538?
No active Superfund site within 10 miles of the ZIP center.
Is radon a problem in Walton?
Walton is in EPA radon zone 3 (low potential). Predicted average under 2 pCi/L — but any home can have high radon, so EPA still recommends a test.