Indiana Department of Health Laboratories
Indianapolis, Indiana · EPA NLLAP
At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- lead: paint chips, dust wipes, soil (what that means)
- Price
- not on the official list: ask the lab for a quote
- Turnaround
- not published: ask when you send samples
Lab facts
- Address
- Indianapolis, IN · Open in Google Maps
- Phone
- (317) 921-5500 (as printed on EPA’s NLLAP list)
- Tests listed for
- Lead
- Left blank on the list
- The official list gives no street address, website for this site.
Copied from the official lists below. Business details only.
What this lab can test for you
- Lead paint testing: accredited to analyse paint chips scraped from walls, trim or windows; dust wipes from floors and window sills, the test used after renovation; soil from play areas and the drip line around the house.
From the accreditation scope on the official list; distances are straight lines between ZIP-code centres. Ask the lab which sample types it accepts by mail before you cut or wipe anything.
Accreditation record
- EPA NLLAP lead: recognized for paint chips, dust wipes, soil, accredited by ANSI-ASQ Natl. Accreditation Board/ACLASS; commercially available (list October, 2026 Round 132, Month 3 of 3).
Accreditation as listed by EPA NLLAP on October 14, 2026; confirm with the lab.
EPA NLLAP: lead
Accreditation as listed by EPA NLLAP on October 14, 2026; confirm with the lab.
- Name on the list
- Indiana Department of Health Laboratories
- City on the list
- Indianapolis
- Recognized for
- paint chips, dust wipes, soil
- Commercially available
- Yes
- Lab type
- Fixed Site
- Accrediting organization
- ANSI-ASQ Natl. Accreditation Board/ACLASS
- List version
- October, 2026 Round 132, Month 3 of 3
Open EPA’s NLLAP list. The list prints no accreditation number or expiry date. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Nearest other accredited labs
Lead paint testing
3 other accredited lead lab sites within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres (the list gives this site a city but no ZIP code, so its point is the city’s most common ZIP).
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACT Environmental Services, Inc. | Indianapolis, IN | 0 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical, Inc. | Indianapolis, IN | 0 mi | Yes |
| Marion County Health Department | Indianapolis, IN | 0 mi | – |
| ALS Laboratory Group, Environmental Division (Cincinnati) | Cincinnati, OH | 102 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
Marion County: 59% of 441,040 housing units were built before 1980, above the Indiana share of 55% (Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034). EPA links lead-based paint to homes built before 1978, and asbestos was common in building materials of that era. The ACS groups years by decade, so 1980 is the nearest cut.
Older homes within 25 miles
About 371,011 homes built before 1980 are in the 6 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Boone County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Hendricks County, Madison County, Marion County).
- Lead paint testing: 4 accredited lab sites within 25 miles, about 92,753 older homes per site, fewer than the Indiana figure of 408,966 older homes per listed site (4 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: Marion County is EPA Zone 1, the highest radon potential (average indoor level may be above 4 pCi/L). Renovation that opens floors or basements is a common time to test.
- Private wells: about 80,756 people, 9% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 85th highest share of 92 counties in Indiana.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is EMSL Analytical, Inc., 0 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 5 public water systems serving Marion County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 0 had a PFOA or PFOS result at or above 4.0 ng/L, the level EPA set for each in 2024. These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 1,662 private-well users in Marion County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
County figures for Marion County, IN, where this lab’s ZIP code lies: EPA radon zone map, USGS 2015 water-use and arsenic estimates, EPA UCMR 5 (public water systems), state drinking-water lab lists and our septic rule register.
Is this your lab?
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