Is Eden, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Eden has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Dan River Water Inc.
City of Eden, 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 Eden’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Eden
North Carolina · serves 15,500 people · about 3,300 in Eden
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Dan River Water Inc
North Carolina · serves 12,573 people · about 1,300 in Eden
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 58.5 ppb, above the legal limit.
4 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Eden
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Eden, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services- Eden NC
Eden, NC · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Meritech, Inc.
Reidsville, NC · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Guilford County Health Dept.
Greensboro, NC · about 26 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Eden
Which ZIP codes are in Eden: 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 Eden
Other towns in Rockingham County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Eden’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