Water filters for gravity-fed water filter pitchers

A gravity driven water filter comprising:

• a gravity driven filter housing having at least one first filtration zone inlet and at least one second filtration zone inlet;
• a first filtration zone within the housing and having a filtration media spaced within and retained in the first filtration zone and configured to receive untreated water from the at least one first filtration zone inlet;
• a fluid passageway through the first filtration zone where the fluid passageway fluidly couples the at least one second filtration zone inlet and a second filtration zone;
• and
• wherein the second filtration zone is filled with the filtration media,
• wherein a first portion of untreated water introduced via the inlet is filtered in the first zone by the filtration media spaced within the first filtration zone, and a second portion of the untreated water bypasses the first zone via the fluid passageway and is filtered in the second zone by the filter media positioned within the second zone.