Is Hope Mills, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Hope Mills has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Fayetteville Public Works Comm, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 21.8 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 Hope Mills’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Fayetteville Public Works Comm
North Carolina · serves 226,441 people · about 5,000 in Hope Mills
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 21.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Cardinal Care of Hope Mills
North Carolina · serves 28 people · nearly all in Hope Mills
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Brookwood Comm WTR System
North Carolina · serves 15,380 people · about 260 in Hope Mills
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 33.3 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rain Tree II Fayetteville Pwc
North Carolina · serves 292 people · about 230 in Hope Mills
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Brookwood South/Fayetteville Pwc
North Carolina · serves 2,357 people · under 100 in Hope Mills
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 Fayetteville Public Works Comm’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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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: PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
Culligan 10-Cup Pitcher with ZeroWater Technology (ZEROP10)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA, PFHxS
Water testing near Hope Mills
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Hope Mills, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Microbac - Fayetteville Division
Fayetteville, NC · about 2 miles
Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics
TBL
Lumberton, NC · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria
Cameron Testing Services Inc.
Sanford, NC · about 41 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Hope Mills: 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 Hope Mills
Other towns in Cumberland County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Fayetteville Public Works Comm’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