Inorganic chemicals · 2025

Fluoride in San Diego, City of, CA tap water

Within the federal limit· 0.3× the limit

San Diego, City of, CA's 2025 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 2 MG/L (MCL).

The measurement

StatisticValue
Average
Other
0.261 MG/L
Highest single sample
Entry point
0.868 MG/L
Average
Entry point
0.6900285714285714 MG/L
Average
Source water
0.26225 MG/L
Highest single sample
Other
0.394 MG/L
Highest single sample
Source water
0.384 MG/L

Verbatim from San Diego, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗

About Fluoride

A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay.

Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.

How San Diego, City of, CA compares

5 of the 404 systems measuring Fluoride on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:

Nearby systems also reporting Fluoride:

People also ask

+Is there Fluoride in San Diego, City of, CA tap water?

Yes — San Diego, City of, CA's 2025 Consumer Confidence Report lists Fluoride at 0.6900285714285714 MG/L. San Diego, City of, CA's 2025 Fluoride measurement is below the federal limit of 2 MG/L (MCL).

+What's the federal limit for Fluoride in drinking water?

The federal MCL for Fluoride is 2 MG/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.

+What is Fluoride?

A mineral often added to drinking water to help prevent tooth decay. Beneficial at low levels, but long-term exposure above the federal limit can cause bone disease and tooth mottling.

+Which other U.S. cities have Fluoride over the federal limit?

5 of the 404 systems on The Water Map measuring Fluoride report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include High Point, NC, Columbus, OH, Hollywood, FL.

+Where does this Fluoride measurement come from?

This page reproduces the Fluoride entry from the 2025 Consumer Confidence Report published by the San Diego, City of, CA water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ca/san-diego/2025/source.

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