Is Faith, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Faith have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Salisbury - Rowan and Town of Faith.
Salisbury - Rowan, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 13 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Faith’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Salisbury - Rowan
North Carolina · serves 46,156 people · under 100 in Faith
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 13 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Town of Faith
North Carolina · serves 1,316 people · under 100 in Faith
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 2.4 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Shade Tree Acres
North Carolina · serves 31 people · under 100 in Faith
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 Salisbury - Rowan’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Faith
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Faith, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
K & W Laboratories, LLC
Midland, NC · about 26 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Pace Analytical Services- Huntersville NC
Huntersville, NC · about 30 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 31 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Faith: 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 Faith
Other towns in Rowan County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Salisbury - Rowan’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water