Is Huntersville, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Huntersville has 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 Concord.
Charlotte Water, 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.
The water from Charlotte Water is soft, an average of 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon). How it compares.
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 Huntersville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Charlotte Water
North Carolina · serves 1.2 million people · about 39,600 in Huntersville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal. Hardness: soft, an average of 32 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon).
No health-based violations since 2016
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City of Concord
North Carolina · serves 120,771 people · about 2,700 in Huntersville
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 9.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Stone Hollow S/D
North Carolina · serves 582 people · under 100 in Huntersville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Huntington Forest S/D
North Carolina · serves 201 people · under 100 in Huntersville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Huntersville
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Huntersville, 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 · under a mile
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Chem-Bac Labs, Inc.
Charlotte, NC · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Charlotte Water - Environmental Lab Services
Charlotte, NC · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in Huntersville
Which ZIP codes are in Huntersville: 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 Huntersville
Other towns in Mecklenburg County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Charlotte Water’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water