North Carolina tap water, by utility.

301 utilities with a full report, serving 9 million people as they report it. Regulated PFAS turned up at 129 of them.

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The 100 largest, by people served

North Carolina utilities, The 100 largest, by people served
Utility	Based in	Serves	Regulated PFAS	Health-based violations since 2016
Charlotte Water	Charlotte	1,163,701	None found	0
City of Raleigh	Raleigh	650,000	PFOS, PFBS	0
City of Winston - Salem	Clemmons	391,900	None found	0
City of Durham	Durham	333,490	PFOA, PFOS, PFBS	0
City of Greensboro	Greensboro	319,588	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
Town of Cary	Cary	227,300	PFBS	1
Fayetteville Public Works Comm	Fayetteville	226,441	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
Cfpua - Wilmington	Wilmington	212,227	None found	0
Union County Water System	Monroe	169,685	PFOA, PFOS	2
City of Asheville	Asheville	157,431	None found	1
Onslow WTR and Sewer Authority	Jacksonville	156,755	None found	1
Davidson Water Inc	Lexington	154,307	None found	0
Brunswick County Water System	Leland	151,357	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, HFPO-DA, PFBS	1
Harnett Regional Water	Lillington	121,885	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
City of Concord	Concord	120,548	PFOS, PFHxS	2
City of High Point	High Point	118,662	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	1
Greenville Utilities Comm	Greenville	103,140	PFOA, PFOS, PFBS	0
Johnston Co - West	Wilson Mills	99,027	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
Two Rivers Utilities	Gastonia	96,714	None found	0
Orange Water & Sewer Authority	Carrboro	86,500	PFOA, PFOS	0
Town of Apex	Apex	83,001	PFBS	0
City of Hendersonville	Hendersonville	79,278	None found	0
City of Hickory	Hickory	71,393	None found	0
Robeson County Water System	Maxton	67,970	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, HFPO-DA, PFBS	1
Old North Utilities Services/Ft Bragg	Fayetteville	65,000	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
City of Burlington	Burlington	61,365	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS	1
Cleveland County Water	Lawndale	59,395	None found	0
City of Kannapolis	Kannapolis	56,050	PFOS	1
City of Rocky Mount	Rocky Mount	55,891	PFOA, PFOS	0
Town of Mooresville	Mooresville	52,509	None found	0
Town of Holly Springs	Holly Springs	51,947	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
City of Wilson	Wilson	50,332	None found	0
Lincoln County WTP	Denver	49,693	PFOA, PFBS	1
City of Jacksonville	Jacksonville	49,093	None found	1
City of Sanford	Sanford	48,350	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	1
Salisbury - Rowan	Salisbury	46,156	None found	1
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2go	Leland	45,748	None found	1
City of Monroe	Monroe	43,081	PFBS	1
Town of Fuquay - Varina	Fuquay - Varina	42,954	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	1
Wayne Water Districts	Goldsboro	39,403	None found	5
City of New Bern	New Bern	37,884	None found	0
Craven County Water System	New Bern	37,848	None found	1
USMC Lejeune - - Hadnot Point	Camp Lejeune	37,500	None found	0
Hoke Co Regional Water System	Raeford	36,640	PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	1
City of Goldsboro	Goldsboro	34,959	PFOA, PFOS, PFBS	1
Pender County Utilities	Burgaw	32,302	PFBS	16
Davie County Water System	Mocksville	31,543	None found	2
Moore Co Public Util - Pinehurst	Pinehurst	31,390	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
Town of Clayton	Clayton	30,876	PFOA, PFOS, PFBS	0
City of Statesville	Statesville	30,843	None found	2
Dare County Water System	Kill Devil Hill	28,732	None found	0
City of Asheboro	Asheboro	27,819	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	2
City of Kinston	Kinston	27,475	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
City of Thomasville	Thomasville	27,287	PFOS	0
City of Morganton	Morganton	27,221	None found	0
Iredell Water Corporation	Statesville	27,173	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	1
Town of Oak Island	Oak Island	26,924	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, HFPO-DA, PFBS	0
Franklin County Water & Sewer	Franklinton	26,060	PFOS	3
City of Lenoir	Granite Falls	25,573	None found	1
Johnston Co - East	Smithfield	25,212	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
City of Lumberton	Lumberton	24,460	PFOA, PFOS	1
Currituck County Water System	Maple	24,130	None found	1
Town of Southern Pines	Pinebluff	24,102	None found	1
City of Shelby	Shelby	23,600	None found	0
City of King	King	23,370	None found	0
Chatham Co - North	Apex	23,088	None found	1
Eastern Pines Water Corp	Greenville	23,000	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	1
Richmond County Water System	Rockingham	22,578	PFOS, PFBS	4
Beaufort Co Northside Regional Water	Washington	22,405	None found	0
Town of Forest City	Forest City	21,521	None found	0
Energy United Water Corp	Hiddenite	21,148	None found	0
Town of Harrisburg	Harrisburg	20,549	PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	3
Halifax Co - - Halifax	Roanoke Rapids	20,250	PFOS	4
City of Mebane	Mebane	20,212	PFOA, PFOS, PFBS	0
Town of Boone	Boone	19,811	None found	0
Town of Waynesville	Waynesville	19,758	None found	1
Pamlico County Water	Bayboro	19,665	None found	1
City of Lexington	Lexington	19,632	None found	10
West Carteret Water Corp	Newport	19,512	None found	0
City of Mount Holly	MT Holly	19,200	None found	0
City of Elizabeth City	Elizabeth City	19,187	None found	0
Town of Morehead City	Morehead City	18,846	None found	1
South Granville Wtr&Sewer Authority	Butner	18,555	PFOA, PFOS	7
Duplin County Water System	Kenansville	18,542	None found	0
City of Newton	Newton	18,407	None found	0
City of Albemarle	Albemarle	18,396	PFOS	0
City of Graham	Mebane	18,354	PFOA, PFOS, PFBS	0
City of Laurinburg	Laurinburg	18,288	None found	0
Broad River Water Authority	Rutherfordton	18,242	None found	0
City of Belmont	Belmont	17,477	None found	0
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point	Cherry Point	17,144	None found	1
USMC Lejeune - - Holcomb Blvd	Camp Lejeune	17,000	None found	0
Bayleaf Master	Raleigh	16,715	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0
City of Lincolnton	Lincolnton	16,309	PFOA, PFBS	0
Wayne Water Districts Purchase	Goldsboro	16,302	PFOA, PFOS	1
Cherokee Water System	Cherokee	16,203	None found	5
Caldwell Co Water System - Se	Hudson	15,710	Not sampled	0
Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist	Roanoke Rapids	15,630	PFOS	0
City of Eden	Eden	15,500	None found	0
North Lenoir Water Corp	Kinston	15,494	PFOA, PFOS, PFHxS, PFBS	0

Utilities EPA sampled under UCMR 5, plus any other community system serving 3,300 people or more. Smaller systems appear in ZIP code results. People served is what each utility reports to EPA. Data: EPA SDWIS 2026 Q2 and UCMR 5.