Is Cape Colony, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Cape Colony have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Chowan Co Water System and Town of Edenton.
Chowan Co Water System, 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 Cape Colony’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Chowan Co Water System
North Carolina · serves 11,722 people · under 100 in Cape Colony
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Town of Edenton
North Carolina · serves 5,500 people · under 100 in Cape Colony
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 59.2 ppb, above the legal limit.
20 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Cape Colony
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Cape Colony, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
JLA International, Inc.
Edenton, NC · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Northampton County Health Dept.
Jackson, NC · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria
Environmental Chemists - Outer Banks
Manteo, NC · about 54 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
ZIP codes in Cape Colony
Which ZIP codes are in Cape Colony: 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 Cape Colony
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Chowan Co Water System’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