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Low Water Pressure in Jacksonville, FL

A lever ball valve and a wheel-handled gate valve on the same run of pipe
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Jacksonville has 375,522 occupied homes across 31 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1986. That year is the most useful single fact for working out why the water pressure is weak, because it predicts what the supply pipe is made of.

Jacksonville sits 2 years older than the FL median of 1988. Of the 143 FL towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 60% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 2nd.

What 1986 tells you about the pipe in Jacksonville

Housing of this vintage generally means copper throughout in most cases, with polybutylene fitted in some homes built from the late seventies onward. Polybutylene was discontinued in the mid-nineties and is worth identifying, because its failures are sudden rather than gradual. More on 1980s supply pipe.

57% of occupied homes in Jacksonville are owner-occupied, 22 points below the FL figure of 79%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Jacksonville ZIP codes is $65,104, 13% below the FL median of $74,712.

Before calling anyone in Jacksonville, check whether every tap is weak or just one. Normal supply is 45–80 psi and under 40 psi is low — how to test it in a minute. Whole house is a supply problem worth a call; one tap is usually a five-minute job you can do yourself.

Build year and occupied homes by ZIP code in Jacksonville

ZIPTypical build yearOccupied homes
3220219652,384
3220419524,700
32205195214,379
3220619487,156
32207196216,336
32208196113,518
32209196414,336
32210197226,705
32211196513,850
322121990179
32216198518,286
3221719718,944
32218200025,154
3221919985,529
3222019924,878
32221199610,906
3222220106,815
32223198710,414
32224199715,835
32225199221,729
3222620037,161
322271966565
32244199124,584
32246199623,897
3225419565,466
32256200025,681
32257198617,391
32258200615,773
32277197912,971

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ZIP codes we route in Jacksonville

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