Is Clinton, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 6 utilities serving Clinton has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
City of Clinton, 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 Clinton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Clinton
North Carolina · serves 11,145 people · about 320 in Clinton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sampson Co WTR Dist II
North Carolina · serves 12,895 people · under 100 in Clinton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sampson Co WTR Dist I - Indiantown
North Carolina · serves 210 people · under 100 in Clinton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sampson Co WTR Dist II - South Side
North Carolina · serves 70 people · under 100 in Clinton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sampson Co WTR Dist I - Airport
North Carolina · serves 688 people · lists Clinton among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sampson Co WTR Dist I - Five Bridge
North Carolina · serves 148 people · lists Clinton among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Clinton
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Clinton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Microbac - Fayetteville Division
Fayetteville, NC · about 32 miles
Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics
TBL
Lumberton, NC · about 44 miles
Certified for bacteria
Beacham Laboratory- Division of Environmental
Jacksonville, NC · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Clinton
Which ZIP codes are in Clinton: 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 Clinton
Other towns in Sampson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Clinton’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