Is Kittrell, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Kittrell has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Vance County Water District - Kittrell, 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 Kittrell’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Vance County Water District - Kittrell
North Carolina · serves 1,282 people · under 100 in Kittrell
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Lynnbank Estates
North Carolina · serves 115 people · lists Kittrell among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Kittrell
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Kittrell, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Franklin County Health Department
Louisburg, NC · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
Mathews Water Treatment
Oxford, NC · about 16 miles
Certified for bacteria
RTI International
Research Triangle Park, NC · about 29 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals
ZIP codes in Kittrell
Which ZIP codes are in Kittrell: 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 Kittrell
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Vance County Water District - Kittrell’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