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Is Gastonia, NC tap water safe?

15 utilities serve Gastonia, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

4 of the 15 utilities serving Gastonia 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 Ranlo, Town of Kings Mountain, Raintree S/D and 1 more.

Two Rivers Utilities, 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 Gastonia’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

5 more utilities in Gastonia

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Gastonia than those above.

  • Fallscrest II S/Dserves 356 people · about 220 in Gastonia · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Forestbrook S/Dserves 216 people · nearly all in Gastonia · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Country Acres/Southgateserves 665 people · about 190 in Gastonia · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Dalewood - Monteray WTR Systemserves 142 people · nearly all in Gastonia · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Cedar Grove S/Dserves 462 people · about 150 in Gastonia · no health-based violations since 2016

Water testing near Gastonia

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab North Carolina certifies.

The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Gastonia, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Gaston County Health Dept.

    Gastonia, NC · about 2 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (704) 853-5200

  • Lincoln County Health Department

    Lincolnton, NC · about 17 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (704) 736-8636

  • Chem-Bac Labs, Inc.

    Charlotte, NC · about 18 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (704) 394-6381

All 112 certified labs for North Carolina

ZIP codes in Gastonia

Which ZIP codes are in Gastonia: 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 Gastonia

Other towns in Gaston County with a page of their own.

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