Is Archer Lodge, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 11 utilities serving Archer Lodge has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Ridgehaven S/D.
Flowers Plantation, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 9.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Archer Lodge’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Flowers Plantation
North Carolina · serves 12,809 people · about 1,500 in Archer Lodge
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 9.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Johnston Co - West
North Carolina · serves 99,027 people · about 1,300 in Archer Lodge
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 14.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Buffalo Creek S/D
North Carolina · serves 721 people · nearly all in Archer Lodge
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Clayton - North
North Carolina · serves 4,703 people · about 670 in Archer Lodge
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Riverwood S/D
North Carolina · serves 553 people · about 240 in Archer Lodge
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Edgemont MHP
North Carolina · serves 63 people · nearly all in Archer Lodge
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.7 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Deerfield S/D
North Carolina · serves 120 people · under 100 in Archer Lodge
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Clayton
North Carolina · serves 30,876 people · under 100 in Archer Lodge
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 8.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ridgehaven S/D
North Carolina · serves 455 people · under 100 in Archer Lodge
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Uranium at 3.1 ppb, above the legal limit.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Neuse Colony S/D Section B
North Carolina · serves 190 people · under 100 in Archer Lodge
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
1 more utility in Archer Lodge
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Archer Lodge than those above.
- Gaylee Villageserves 465 people · under 100 in Archer Lodge · no health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Flowers Plantation’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Water testing near Archer Lodge
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Archer Lodge, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Wake County Human Services-Public Health Ctr.
Raleigh, NC · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
NC State Lab of Public Health
Raleigh, NC · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Eurofins Built Env. Testing East - Cary
Cary, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for asbestos
Which ZIP codes are in Archer Lodge: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health, certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Archer Lodge
Other towns in Johnston County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Flowers Plantation’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water