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HGS Analytical Laboratory

Oxford, AL · Public samples: ask the lab

At a glance

Price
not published on the state list: ask the lab for a quote
Turnaround
not stated on the state list or the lab’s website: ask when you order
Homeowner samples
not stated: ask the lab

Lab facts

Listed by
Florida (Florida Department of Health (DOH) - Environmental Laboratory Certification Program (NELAP))
Address
1707 Hillyer Robinson, Oxford, AL 36203 · Open in Google Maps
Phone
(256) 500-6767
Public / homeowner samples
Public samples: ask the lab
Not stated in the list.
Location note
Lab is in AL, certified by Florida (often used as a mail-in lab).
Left blank on the list
The Florida list (version DOH Version: 11/07/2026 08:30:01 (Qlik app refresh 11/9/2026 4:26:47 AM; live database)) gives no website for this lab.

Certification record

Certificate ID
FL DOH E871141
Issued by
Florida Department of Health (DOH) - Environmental Laboratory Certification Program (NELAP) (certification program)
List version
Florida DOH - Laboratories Certified Under NELAP (DEP Qlik app): Analyte Search + Organization Name and Location Search, Matrix = Drinking Water, Certification Status = Accredited, Active labs, version DOH Version: 11/07/2026 08:30:01 (Qlik app refresh 11/9/2026 4:26:47 AM; live database)
We fetched it
15 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 7a6c0a398703…) · open the state file

Tests on the state list

This list does not break certification down by analyte. Ask the lab which tests it is certified for; the groups as written on the list are below.

Groups as written on the state list (2)
  • Heterotrophic plate count
  • Legionella pneumophila
  • Named on the official list The state list names this analyte (or a column for it) for this lab.
  • Group-level certification Certified for a parent group (e.g. 'Inorganics') that includes this analyte. Confirm the specific test with the lab.
  • Partial group certification The list marks the group as 'Partial'. Confirm this analyte with the lab.
  • Subcontracted The lab sends this analyte to another accredited lab (MDH 'X*').

Florida DOH lists 2 drinking-water analytes (across 3 methods) this lab is NELAP-accredited for. DOH lab type: Commercial.

Nearest labs that take homeowner samples

No other lab that takes homeowner samples is within 25 miles of this lab; the nearest is 87 miles away. Distances are straight-line from the address on the state list (approx. = ZIP-code centre). “Takes homeowner samples” comes from a state list column or the lab’s own website, as named.

Lab and tests named on its listTownDistanceTests in common with this labPrice printedTurnaround printedHomeowner samples: source
Prattville Branch Laboratory
Coliform / E. coli
Prattville, AL87 mi0––lab’s own website, read 15 Nov 2026
Pace Analytical Services, Inc. - Atlanta
not broken down on its list
Norcross, GA95 mi0––lab’s own website, read 14 Nov 2026
UGA Feed and Environmental Water
Coliform / E. coli
Athens, GA143 mi0from $12Total Coliform / E. coli: Estimated t...lab’s own website, read 14 Nov 2026
CHEROKEE COUNTY HEALTH DEPT.
Coliform / E. coli
Murphy, NC144 mi0––North Carolina list

Price and turnaround as printed on each lab’s own website and checked by a second reader; – = not published or not read yet.

Around this lab: Calhoun County, AL

  • Private wells: about 6,182 people, 5% of Calhoun County’s 115,620 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 37 of 67 counties in Alabama by people on wells.
  • EPA radon zone (indoor air): Zone 1: highest potential (average indoor radon may be greater than 4 pCi/L). EPA says the zone map should not decide whether one home needs testing.
  • Arsenic above 10 µg/L (USGS model): about 11 private-well users (95% range 7 to 17; 2010 base), rank 48 of 67 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
  • Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 53% of 53,361 housing units were built before 1980, above the state share of 42%. Homes built before 1986 are more likely to have lead solder or fittings, so test tap water for lead there.
  • PFAS in public water nearby (public supply, not your well): 5 public systems serving this county reported EPA UCMR 5 results; 2 had a PFOA or PFOS sample at or above 4.0 ng/L.

County figures describe where the lab is, not the lab. Sources: USGS 2015 water use and 2017 arsenic estimates, EPA radon zones, Census ACS table B25034 (2020–2024), EPA UCMR 5 (2023–2026); details and links on the sources page.

Before you send a sample

Call the lab to confirm it's currently certified for the exact test and method, that it accepts samples from homeowners, and how to collect and ship them. Bacteria samples have short holding times. Status can change between list updates. To check a status, contact the Florida certification program.

Is this your lab?

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