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Low Water Pressure in Arlington, TX

A lever ball valve and a wheel-handled gate valve on the same run of pipe
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Arlington has 142,346 occupied homes across 19 ZIP codes, and the typical one was built in 1984. 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.

Arlington sits 13 years older than the TX median of 1997. Of the 128 TX towns we route calls in, its housing is older than 88% of them, and by number of homes it ranks 5th.

What 1984 tells you about the pipe in Arlington

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.

55% of occupied homes in Arlington are owner-occupied, 21 points below the TX figure of 76%. It matters here because the run between the meter and the house belongs to the property owner, not the utility.

Median household income across Arlington ZIP codes is $84,183, 10% below the TX median of $93,661.

Before calling anyone in Arlington, 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 Arlington

ZIPTypical build yearOccupied homes
76001199611,677
7600220049,718
7600520172,150
76006198612,332
76010197318,727
76011198410,438
76012197710,732
76013197513,368
76014198310,743
7601519806,499
76016198211,063
76017198716,361
7601819898,538

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Worth reading for a 1984-era home

ZIP codes we route in Arlington

Low water pressure help near me in Arlington

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