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North Carolina Drinking Water Quality & Testing Directory

Comprehensive EPA compliance records, water testing guidelines, and city rankings covering all 1,085 ZIP codes across North Carolina

Quick Summary: Is Tap Water Safe in North Carolina?

Drinking water in North Carolina receives an average composite safety score of 72.9/100 based on EPA Safe Drinking Water Act records. Approximately 22% of monitored ZIP codes earn an "A" grade. Water sources are 66.5% surface water and 33.5% groundwater, resulting in Moderately Soft to Moderate mineral hardness across the state.

Total ZIP Codes

1,085

Health Violations (5yr)

2,075

Statewide Avg Score

72.9/100

High Lead Risk Areas

32.8%

Overview: Drinking Water in North Carolina

Drinking water quality in North Carolina averages a composite safety score of 72.9/100 across its 1,085 monitored ZIP codes. Approximately 22% of ZIP codes in the state receive an "A" grade, while 1% receive an "F" grade. Environmental standards are enforced by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality.

Surface Water

66.5%

of ZIP codes

Total Violations

12,821

5-year record

Grade A ZIPs

241

22% of state

Grade F ZIPs

11

1% of state

Water Quality Grade Distribution in North Carolina

How do North Carolina's 1,085 ZIP codes stack up by water quality grade?

A
241 ZIP codes22%
B
426 ZIP codes39%
C
290 ZIP codes27%
D
117 ZIP codes11%
F
11 ZIP codes1%

Popular Cities in North Carolina

Click any city to view ZIP code-level water quality reports

Charlotte

74 ZIPs

B

Raleigh

44 ZIPs

C

Greensboro

29 ZIPs

A

Winston Salem

25 ZIPs

B

Durham

16 ZIPs

A

Wilmington

12 ZIPs

A

Asheville

11 ZIPs

F

Fayetteville

10 ZIPs

A

High Point

7 ZIPs

A

Cary

5 ZIPs

C

Chapel Hill

5 ZIPs

B

Goldsboro

5 ZIPs

A

Rocky Mount

5 ZIPs

A

Greenville

5 ZIPs

A

Gastonia

5 ZIPs

B

New Bern

5 ZIPs

A

Rural Hall

4 ZIPs

B

Lexington

4 ZIPs

A

Burlington

4 ZIPs

A

Wilson

4 ZIPs

B

Salisbury

4 ZIPs

C

Kinston

4 ZIPs

B

Hendersonville

4 ZIPs

C

Asheboro

3 ZIPs

A

Reidsville

3 ZIPs

C

Sanford

3 ZIPs

A

Apex

3 ZIPs

B

Clayton

3 ZIPs

B

Elizabeth City

3 ZIPs

A

Concord

3 ZIPs

B

Kannapolis

3 ZIPs

B

Matthews

3 ZIPs

C

Monroe

3 ZIPs

A

Shelby

3 ZIPs

D

Lumberton

3 ZIPs

B

Jacksonville

3 ZIPs

B

Hickory

3 ZIPs

C

Statesville

3 ZIPs

B

Kernersville

2 ZIPs

B

Eden

2 ZIPs

D

City A-Z Directory — North Carolina

Browse water quality reports for every town and city in North Carolina.

A
AberdeenAdvanceAhoskieAlamanceAlbemarleAlbertsonAlexanderAlexisAllianceAlmondAltamahawAndrewsAngierAnsonvilleApexArapahoeAraratArdenAshAsheboroAshevilleAtkinsonAtlanticAtlantic BeachAulanderAuroraAutryvilleAvonAydenAydlett
B
BadinBahamaBaileyBakersvilleBalsamBalsam GroveBanner ElkBarcoBarium SpringsBarnardsvilleBarnesvilleBat CaveBathBattleboroBayboroBear CreekBeaufortBelews CreekBelhavenBellarthurBelmontBelvidereBennettBensonBessemer CityBethaniaBethelBeulavilleBiscoeBlack CreekBlack MountainBladenboroBlanchBlounts CreekBlowing RockBoiling SpringsBoliviaBoltonBonleeBoomerBooneBoonvilleBosticBrasstownBrevardBridgetonBroadwayBrowns SummitBrunswickBryson CityBuies CreekBullockBunnBunnlevelBurgawBurlingtonBurnsvilleButnerBuxtonBynum
C
CalabashCalypsoCamdenCameronCamp LejeuneCandlerCandorCantonCaroleenCarolina BeachCarrboroCarthageCaryCasarCashiersCastaliaCastle HayneCatawbaCedar FallsCedar GroveCedar IslandCedar MountainCerro GordoChadbournChapel HillCharlotteCherokeeCherry PointCherryvilleChimney RockChina GroveChinquapinChocowinityClaremontClarendonClarktonClaytonClemmonsClevelandCliffsideClimaxClintonClydeCoatsCofieldCoinjockColerainColfaxCollettsvilleColumbiaColumbusComfortComoConcordConetoeConnellys SpringsConoverConwayCooleemeeCorapeakeCordovaCorneliusCorollaCouncilCove CityCramertonCreedmoorCrestonCreswellCrossnoreCrouseCrumplerCulbersonCullowheeCumberlandCumnockCurrieCurrituck
D
DallasDanaDanburyDavidsonDavisDeep GapDeep RunDelcoDentonDenverDillsboroDobsonDoverDrexelDublinDudleyDunnDurants NeckDurham
E
Eagle SpringsEarlEast BendEast Flat RockEast SpencerEdenEdentonEdneyvilleEdwardEflandElizabeth CityElizabethtownElk ParkElkinEllenboroEllerbeElm CityElonEmerald IsleEnfieldEngelhardEnkaEnniceErnulErwinEtherEtowahEureEverettsEvergreen
F
Fair BluffFairfieldFairmontFairviewFaisonFaithFalconFalklandFallstonFarmvilleFayettevilleFergusonFlat RockFleetwoodFletcherFontana DamForest CityFort BraggFountainFour OaksFranklinFranklintonFranklinvilleFremontFriscoFuquay Varina
G
GarlandGarnerGarysburgGastonGastoniaGatesGatesvilleGermantonGertonGibsonGibsonvilleGlade ValleyGlen AlpineGlendale SpringsGlenvilleGlenwoodGloucesterGodwinGold HillGoldsboroGoldstonGrahamGrandyGranite FallsGranite QuarryGrantsboroGrassy CreekGreen MountainGreensboroGreenvilleGriftonGrimeslandGroverGulf
H
HalifaxHallsboroHamiltonHamletHampsteadHamptonvilleHarbingerHarkers IslandHarmonyHarrellsHarrellsvilleHarrisHarrisburgHassellHatterasHavelockHaw RiverHayesvilleHaysHazelwoodHendersonHendersonvilleHenricoHenriettaHertfordHickoryHiddeniteHigh PointHigh ShoalsHighfallsHighlandsHildebranHillsboroughHobbsvilleHobgoodHobuckenHoffmanHollisterHolly RidgeHolly SpringsHookertonHope MillsHorse ShoeHot SpringsHubertHudsonHuntersvilleHurdle Mills
I
IcardIndian TrailIron StationIvanhoe
J
JacksonJackson SpringsJacksonvilleJamestownJamesvilleJarvisburgJeffersonJonas RidgeJonesvilleJulian
K
KannapolisKelfordKellyKenansvilleKenlyKernersvilleKill Devil HillsKingKings MountainKinstonKiplingKittrellKitty HawkKnightdaleKnotts IslandKure Beach
L
La GrangeLake JunaluskaLake LureLake ToxawayLake WaccamawLakeviewLandisLansingLattimoreLaurel HillLaurel SpringsLaurinburgLawndaleLawsonvilleLeasburgLeicesterLelandLemon SpringsLenoirLewiston WoodvilleLewisvilleLexingtonLibertyLilesvilleLillingtonLincolntonLindenLinvilleLinville FallsLinwoodLittle SwitzerlandLittletonLocustLongwoodLouisburgLowellLowgapLowlandLucamaLumber BridgeLumbertonLynn
M
MacclesfieldMaconMadisonMaggie ValleyMagnoliaMaidenMamersManns HarborMansonManteoMapleMaple HillMarbleMargarettsvilleMariettaMarionMars HillMarshallMarshallbergMarshvilleMarstonMatthewsMauryMaxtonMayodanMaysvilleMc AdenvilleMc FarlanMc GradyMc LeansvilleMccutcheon FieldMebaneMerrittMerry HillMicavilleMicroMiddleburgMiddlesexMidlandMidway ParkMill SpringMillers CreekMills RiverMiltonMineral SpringsMinneapolisMisenheimerMocksvilleMoncureMonroeMontezumaMontreatMooresboroMooresvilleMoravian FallsMorehead CityMorgantonMorrisvilleMorvenMount AiryMount GileadMount HollyMount MourneMount OliveMount PleasantMount UllaMountain HomeMoyockMurfreesboroMurphy
N
Nags HeadNakinaNaplesNashvilleNeboNew BernNew HillNew LondonNewellNewlandNewportNewtonNewton GroveNorlinaNormanNorth WilkesboroNorwood
O
Oak CityOak IslandOak RidgeOakboroOcean Isle BeachOcracokeOld FortOlinOliviaOrientalOrrumOttoOxford
P
PantegoParktonParmelePattersonPaw CreekPeachlandPelhamPembrokePendletonPenlandPenrosePfafftownPikevillePilot MountainPine HallPine LevelPinebluffPinehurstPineolaPinetopsPinetownPinevillePiney CreekPink HillPinnaclePisgah ForestPittsboroPleasant GardenPleasant HillPlumtreePlymouthPoint HarborPolktonPolkvillePollocksvillePope Army AirfieldPoplar BranchPotecasiPowells PointPowellsvillePrincetonProctorvilleProspect HillProvidencePurlear
R
RaefordRaleighRamseurRandlemanRed OakRed SpringsReidsvilleRexRhodhissRich SquareRichfieldRichlandsRidgecrestRidgewayRiegelwoodRoanoke RapidsRoaring GapRoaring RiverRobbinsRobbinsvilleRobersonvilleRockinghamRockwellRocky MountRocky PointRodantheRoducoRolesvilleRondaRoperRose HillRoseboroRosmanRougemontRowlandRoxboroRoxobelRuffinRural HallRutherford CollegeRutherfordton
S
Saint PaulsSalemburgSalisburySalter PathSaludaSalvoSandy RidgeSanfordSapphireSaratogaSaxapahawScaly MountainScotland NeckScottsScottvilleScrantonSeaboardSeagroveSealevelSedaliaSelmaSemoraSeven SpringsSevernShallotteShannonSharpsburgShawboroShelbySherrills FordShilohSiler CitySiloamSimpsonSimsSkylandSmithfieldSmyrnaSneads FerrySnow CampSnow HillSophiaSouth MillsSouthern PinesSouthmontSouthportSpartaSpeedSpencerSpindaleSpring HopeSpring LakeSpruce PineStacyStaleyStanfieldStanleyStantonsburgStarState RoadStatesvilleStedmanStellaStemStokesStokesdaleStonevilleStonewallStony PointStovallStumpy PointSugar GroveSummerfieldSunburySunset BeachSupplySwannanoaSwanquarterSwansboroSwepsonvilleSylva
T
Tabor CityTar HeelTarawa TerraceTarboroTaylorsvilleTeacheyTerrellThomasvilleThurmondTilleryTimberlakeToastTobaccovilleToddToptonTownsvilleTraphillTrentonTrinityTroutmanTroyTryonTuckasegeeTurkeyTurnersburgTuxedoTyner
U
Union GroveUnion Mills
V
ValdeseValeValle CrucisVanceboroVandemereVassVaughanVilas
W
WacoWadeWadesboroWagramWake ForestWalkertownWallaceWallburgWalnut CoveWalstonburgWancheseWarneWarrensvilleWarrentonWarsawWashingtonWavesWaxhawWaynesvilleWeavervilleWebsterWelcomeWeldonWendellWentworthWest EndWest JeffersonWestfieldWhitakersWhite OakWhite PlainsWhitevilleWhitsettWhittierWilkesboroWillardWilliamstonWillistonWillow SpringWilmingtonWilsonWilsons MillsWindsorWinfallWingateWinnabowWinston SalemWintervilleWintonWiseWoodlandWoodleafWrightsville Beach
Y
YadkinvilleYanceyvilleYoungsville
Z
ZebulonZionvilleZirconia

🏆 Highest Rated ZIP Codes in North Carolina

27821Edward
99/100
A
28039East Spencer
99/100
A
28174Wingate
99/100
A
28547Camp Lejeune
99/100
A
27013Cleveland
98/100
A

⚠ Lowest Rated ZIP Codes in North Carolina

28803Asheville
20/100
F
28810Asheville
21/100
F
28815Asheville
21/100
F
28816Asheville
21/100
F
28801Asheville
25/100
F

Common Drinking Water Contaminants in North Carolina

The following are common regulated contaminants found in North Carolina drinking water based on EPA violation records. Click any contaminant to learn about EPA safety limits and health effects.

Stage 2 DBP RuleHaloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)Combined RadiumContaminant 2946Stage 1 DBP RuleLeadConsumer Confidence Report Rule

Source: EPA Safe Drinking Water Act Maximum Contaminant Level regulations. For the complete list of regulated contaminants and MCLs, see the Water Quality Safety Guide.

Frequently Asked Questions — North Carolina Drinking Water

Is tap water generally safe to drink in North Carolina?+
Yes, for the majority of residents, tap water in North Carolina is treated and regulated. However, compliance varies by city. State-wide, 241 ZIP codes receive an "A" grade, while 11 receive an "F". Search your specific ZIP code to see your local utility's record.
How do I test water quality or well water in North Carolina?+
Residents in North Carolina can test their tap or well water by contacting laboratories certified by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality or ordering an EPA-standard laboratory water testing kit. Annual testing is recommended for private wells to test for bacteria, nitrates, and heavy metals.
What are the biggest water quality issues in North Carolina?+
The primary issues include managing 2,075 health-based violations state-wide and resolving infrastructure age. 32.8% of ZIP codes in the state have a high probability of lead exposure risk due to pre-1986 piping.
Who regulates and enforces drinking water standards in North Carolina?+
Drinking water in North Carolina is regulated by North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality under a primacy agreement with the U.S. EPA.
Where does North Carolina get its drinking water?+
Approximately 66.5% of monitored areas in North Carolina rely on surface water sources (lakes/rivers), while the rest use groundwater aquifers.
How do I find the official water quality report for my home in North Carolina?+
Search your ZIP code on our site to view data compiled from EPA records, or contact your local utility for their annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR).
View All 1,085 ZIP Codes in North Carolina

Browse EPA water quality data for every monitored ZIP code. For faster results, use the search bar above.

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All 1,085 ZIP codes in North Carolina are actively monitored under the EPA Safe Drinking Water Act.