Is East Bend, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 7 utilities serving East Bend 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 East Bend, V P Mobile Home Park and Riverpointe S/D.
Town of East Bend, 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 East Bend’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of East Bend
North Carolina · serves 1,466 people · under 100 in East Bend
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Copperfield/Reston Woods
North Carolina · serves 170 people · under 100 in East Bend
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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V P Mobile Home Park
North Carolina · serves 91 people · under 100 in East Bend
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 10 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Mill Creek S/D
North Carolina · serves 194 people · under 100 in East Bend
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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C W Mobile Home Park
North Carolina · serves 97 people · under 100 in East Bend
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Riverpointe S/D
North Carolina · serves 74 people · under 100 in East Bend
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Yadkin County - East Bend
North Carolina · serves 97 people · lists East Bend among the places it serves
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 61.5 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near East Bend
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to East Bend, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Surry County Health Dept.
Dobson, NC · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
EMSL Analytical, Inc.-Kernersville
Kernersville, NC · about 25 miles
Certified for asbestos
Specialty LLC
Greensboro, NC · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in East Bend
Which ZIP codes are in East Bend: 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 East Bend
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of East Bend’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