Is Cramerton, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 7 utilities serving Cramerton 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 Belmont, 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 Cramerton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Belmont
North Carolina · serves 17,477 people · about 770 in Cramerton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Two Rivers Utilities
North Carolina · serves 96,714 people · about 730 in Cramerton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Kings Grant S/D
North Carolina · serves 460 people · about 360 in Cramerton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Mount Holly
North Carolina · serves 19,200 people · about 140 in Cramerton
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Paradise Point S/D
North Carolina · serves 244 people · under 100 in Cramerton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Heather Glen/Highland
North Carolina · serves 132 people · under 100 in Cramerton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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South Hill Estate III
North Carolina · serves 102 people · under 100 in Cramerton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Cramerton
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Cramerton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Gaston County Health Dept.
Gastonia, NC · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria
Chem-Bac Labs, Inc.
Charlotte, NC · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria
Charlotte Water - Environmental Lab Services
Charlotte, NC · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Cramerton: 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 Cramerton
Other towns in Gaston County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Belmont’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