Is Elizabeth City, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 4 utilities serving Elizabeth City has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Pasquotank County Water System, 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 Elizabeth City’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Pasquotank County Water System
North Carolina · serves 10,653 people · about 1,100 in Elizabeth City
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Elizabeth City
North Carolina · serves 19,187 people · about 860 in Elizabeth City
2 results above the limit’s level with no violation recorded and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 72.1 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Pasquotank Co Ro Water System
North Carolina · serves 13,187 people · under 100 in Elizabeth City
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Elizabeth City Annex
North Carolina · serves 160 people · under 100 in Elizabeth City
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Elizabeth City
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Elizabeth City, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
JLA International, Inc.
Edenton, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
Environmental Chemists - Outer Banks
Manteo, NC · about 42 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate
Universal Laboratories
Hampton, VA · about 54 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Elizabeth City
Which ZIP codes are in Elizabeth City: 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 Elizabeth City
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Pasquotank County Water System’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