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Lead in North Carolina

Of the 1,936 water suppliers tested for Lead in North Carolina, 26 exceeded the lead action level (1.3%).

1.3%
of suppliers exceeded the lead action level
1,936
suppliers tested

What is Lead?

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water suppliers

Lead value per supplier, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Suppliers that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SupplierCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
Country Living Apts Germanton 66 0.2800 mg/L
New Oxford Manor Mhp — 350 0.1440 mg/L
Timberlake Water System Mt Airy 61 0.0760 mg/L
Doc-Mccain Hospital Mccain 0 0.0500 mg/L
Paradise Point S/D Gastonia 244 0.0390 mg/L
Ellerbe Town of Ellerbe 2,050 0.0370 mg/L
Trillium Links & Village Cashiers 610 0.0293 mg/L
Faith, Town of Faith 1,316 0.0260 mg/L
Highlands Falls Country Club Highlands 650 0.0250 mg/L
South Point Sd Fayetteville 124 0.0246 mg/L
Fleetwood Falls Water System Fleetwood 519 0.0240 mg/L
Forest Cove-Sect Ii Belmont 83 0.0230 mg/L
Twin Oaks Shores Elams 70 0.0230 mg/L
Timber Ridge Cashiers 51 0.0221 mg/L
Selma, Town of (County Line) Selma 642 0.0210 mg/L
Two Rivers Utilities Gastonia 96,714 0.0200 mg/L
Feltonsville Comm Organization Apex 225 0.0200 mg/L
Hy Vue Acres Mhp — 62 0.0193 mg/L
Mountain Top Golf & Lake Club Cashiers 467 0.0180 mg/L
Winstead Mobile Terrace Rocky Mount 189 0.0180 mg/L
Valleydale S/D Gastonia 107 0.0180 mg/L
Franklin, Town of Franklin 9,650 0.0170 mg/L
Knob Vue Estates — 150 0.0170 mg/L
Stoney Oaks S/D Gastonia 74 0.0160 mg/L
Bernies Mobile Home Park — 170 0.0157 mg/L
Firefly Cove Lake Lure 99 0.0155 mg/L
China Grove, Town of China Grove 4,895 0.0150 mg/L
Eagles Crossing S/D Knighdale 196 0.0150 mg/L
Shady Haven Mhp Castle Hayne 46 0.0135 mg/L
Maxton, Town of Maxton 2,598 0.0130 mg/L
Huntington Woods Mhp Greensboro 300 0.0130 mg/L
Dogwood Knolls Subdivision Weaverville 98 0.0130 mg/L
Harshbarger Mhp — 90 0.0130 mg/L
Foxfire Village, Town of Foxfire Village 1,782 0.0128 mg/L
El Shaddai Aquone 53 0.0125 mg/L
Wade, Town of Wade 780 0.0120 mg/L
Autumn Forest Mhp Brown Summit 686 0.0120 mg/L
Turkey Pen Mhp Brevard 229 0.0120 mg/L
Rolling Valley Estates — 180 0.0120 mg/L
Green Acres Mhp Enochville 119 0.0120 mg/L
Glencroft S/D Mint Hill 112 0.0120 mg/L
Reeves Woods Mt Airy 99 0.0120 mg/L
Oakley Mhp Castle Hayne 92 0.0120 mg/L
Fisherman`S Cove Water System Salisbury 359 0.0118 mg/L
Clear Creek Meadows S/D Hendersonville 124 0.0116 mg/L
Woodbrook S/D Garner 53 0.0116 mg/L
Whitetail Farm S/D Holly Springs 178 0.0115 mg/L
Saluda City of Saluda 1,814 0.0110 mg/L
Franklinville, Town of Franklinville 1,400 0.0110 mg/L
Lake Lure, Town of Lake Lure 1,176 0.0110 mg/L
South Ridge S/D Mt Airy 135 0.0110 mg/L
Moratuck Manor S/D Littleton 55 0.0110 mg/L
Houston House Rest Home Union Mills 40 0.0110 mg/L
Ole Mill Stream S/D Clayton 325 0.0109 mg/L
Harkers Village S/D Harkers Island 94 0.0105 mg/L
Pamlico County Water Bayboro 19,665 0.0100 mg/L
Pebble Bay Denver 587 0.0100 mg/L
Neuse Woods Mh S/D Raleigh 287 0.0100 mg/L
Colleybrooke S/D Stokesdale Madi 124 0.0100 mg/L
Oak Grove of Knightdale Knightdale 122 0.0100 mg/L
Washburn Mhp Reidsville 83 0.0100 mg/L
Ridgeway Courts Reidsville 66 0.0100 mg/L
Coral Park S/D Lincolnton 48 0.0100 mg/L
High Meadows S/D Roaring Gap 650 0.0096 mg/L
West Yanceyville Water Association Yanceyville 180 0.0095 mg/L
Dallas Acres Garner 150 0.0093 mg/L
Walmar Manor Mhp — 400 0.0090 mg/L
Snow Hill Water System Dobson 74 0.0090 mg/L
Woodland Hills S/D Mooresville 66 0.0086 mg/L
Galloway S/D Wake Forest 231 0.0085 mg/L
Whiteville, City of Whiteville 5,426 0.0084 mg/L
Franklin Mobile Home Village — 80 0.0081 mg/L
Bragg Estates Water System Spring Lake 360 0.0080 mg/L
Chattooga Club Cashiers 213 0.0080 mg/L
Willard Oaks S/D Oak Ridge 112 0.0080 mg/L
Rock Creek S/D Newton 111 0.0080 mg/L
Scenic Oaks Mhp Asheboro 79 0.0080 mg/L
Hidden Acres Mhp (sc3260207) West Columbia 74 0.0080 mg/L
Scenic Drive Mhp (sc3260081) West Columbia 50 0.0080 mg/L
Walker Estates Browns Summit 48 0.0080 mg/L
Hampton Park Sd Fuquay-Varina 206 0.0075 mg/L
Lakewood Estates Raleigh 102 0.0074 mg/L
Sandy Hill Estates — 325 0.0073 mg/L
Woodscreek S/D Raleigh 180 0.0073 mg/L
Medfield Estates S/D Cary 772 0.0072 mg/L
Washington County Water System Roper 6,693 0.0070 mg/L
Warsaw, Town of Warsaw 3,108 0.0070 mg/L
Linville Land Harbor Linville 2,280 0.0070 mg/L
Pink Hill, Town of Pink Hill 950 0.0070 mg/L
Mill Creek S/D Fayetteville 523 0.0070 mg/L
Hillcrest/Mcbride Heights S/D Mt Airy 491 0.0070 mg/L
Chipley Park Sd Statesville 251 0.0070 mg/L
Sleepy Hollow Estates Mhp Graham 240 0.0070 mg/L
Green Acres Mhp Kinston 229 0.0070 mg/L
Sunset Park S/D Gastonia 216 0.0070 mg/L
Cherokee- 3200 Acre Community Ws Cherokee 164 0.0070 mg/L
Quail Ridge S/D Gastonia 142 0.0070 mg/L
Cardinal Acres Mooresville 127 0.0070 mg/L
Ransdell Forest S/D Mhp Spring Hope 124 0.0070 mg/L
Herman Acres S/D Hickory 113 0.0070 mg/L