Is Enochville, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 7 utilities serving Enochville have 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 Kannapolis and Town of China Grove.
City of Kannapolis, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 5.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Enochville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Kannapolis
North Carolina · serves 56,050 people · about 3,100 in Enochville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 5.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Green Acres MHP
North Carolina · serves 119 people · under 100 in Enochville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 12 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Tanglewood S/D
North Carolina · serves 231 people · under 100 in Enochville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 24.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wright & Beaver Rd MHP
North Carolina · serves 36 people · nearly all in Enochville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Enoch Ave & Turner Dr MHP
North Carolina · serves 71 people · under 100 in Enochville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 10 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of China Grove
North Carolina · serves 4,895 people · under 100 in Enochville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 4.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Gaddy MHP
North Carolina · serves 76 people · under 100 in Enochville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Kannapolis’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Water testing near Enochville
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Enochville, 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 16 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
K & W Laboratories, LLC
Midland, NC · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Enochville: 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 Enochville
Other towns in Rowan County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Kannapolis’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water