Is Bryson City, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Bryson City have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Town of Bryson City and Nantahala Village.
Town of Bryson City, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and CDC’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
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 Bryson City’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Town of Bryson City
North Carolina · serves 4,395 people · under 100 in Bryson City
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Nantahala Village
North Carolina · serves 132 people · lists Bryson City among the places it serves
1 result above the action level. The worst: Copper at 6.7 ppm, above the action level.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Pelohi Cove
North Carolina · serves 46 people · lists Bryson City among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 7.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Bryson City
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Bryson City, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
EAS Testing Laboratory
Franklin, NC · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
Macon County Health Dept.
Franklin, NC · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
Environmental, Inc.-Sylva
Sylva, NC · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Bryson City
Which ZIP codes are in Bryson City: 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 Bryson City
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Bryson City’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water