Is Davidson, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Davidson has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Charlotte Water, 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.
The water from Charlotte Water is soft, an average of 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon). How it compares.
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 Davidson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Charlotte Water
North Carolina · serves 1.2 million people · about 3,300 in Davidson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, an average of 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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Shiloh Church Road S/D
North Carolina · serves 3,102 people · about 540 in Davidson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Mooresville
North Carolina · serves 54,455 people · about 130 in Davidson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Forest Pines S/D
North Carolina · serves 76 people · nearly all in Davidson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 3.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Park Creek S/D
North Carolina · serves 203 people · under 100 in Davidson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Davidson
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Davidson, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services- Huntersville NC
Huntersville, NC · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Chem-Bac Labs, Inc.
Charlotte, NC · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Davidson: 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 Davidson
Other towns in Cabarrus County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Charlotte Water’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