Is Holly Springs, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 15 utilities serving Holly Springs has 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 Fuquay - Varina.
Town of Holly Springs, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 12 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 Holly Springs’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Holly Springs
North Carolina · serves 51,947 people · about 9,800 in Holly Springs
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 12 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Harnett Regional Water
North Carolina · serves 121,885 people · about 390 in Holly Springs
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 12.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Avocet S/D
North Carolina · serves 566 people · about 330 in Holly Springs
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 3.8 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Brayton Park S/D
North Carolina · serves 145 people · nearly all in Holly Springs
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Apex
North Carolina · serves 83,001 people · about 210 in Holly Springs
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Whitetail Farm S/D
North Carolina · serves 178 people · about 140 in Holly Springs
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Hopson Downs S/D
North Carolina · serves 282 people · about 130 in Holly Springs
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 4.9 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Fuquay - Varina
North Carolina · serves 42,954 people · about 100 in Holly Springs
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 11 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Olde Mills Lake S/D
North Carolina · serves 97 people · nearly all in Holly Springs
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lynnhaven - Crowsdale
North Carolina · serves 650 people · under 100 in Holly Springs
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
5 more utilities in Holly Springs
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Holly Springs than those above.
- Langston Estates S/Dserves 174 people · under 100 in Holly Springs · no health-based violations since 2016
- Glendale Master Systemserves 633 people · under 100 in Holly Springs · no health-based violations since 2016
- Fair Oaks S/Dserves 216 people · under 100 in Holly Springs · no health-based violations since 2016
- Jamison Park S/Dserves 531 people · under 100 in Holly Springs · no health-based violations since 2016
- Fairview Wooded Acres Mh S/Dserves 284 people · under 100 in Holly Springs · 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 Town of Holly Springs’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, PFOA
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, PFOA
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, PFOA
Water testing near Holly Springs
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Holly Springs, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Built Env. Testing East - Cary
Cary, NC · about 8 miles
Certified for asbestos
Eurofins Raleigh
Cary, NC · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
NC State Lab of Public Health
Raleigh, NC · about 13 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Which ZIP codes are in Holly Springs: 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 Holly Springs
Other towns in Wake County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Holly Springs’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water