Is Liberty, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Liberty 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 Liberty.
Town of Liberty, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 8.7 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
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 Liberty’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Town of Liberty
North Carolina · serves 2,655 people · about 120 in Liberty
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 8.7 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Ferguson Creek Village S/D
North Carolina · serves 117 people · under 100 in Liberty
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 0.08 ppb, above the 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 Town of Liberty’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
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: Lead
Water testing near Liberty
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Liberty, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Tri State Water Systems
Randleman, NC · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria
Guilford County Health Dept.
Greensboro, NC · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
Scientific Analytical Institute
Greensboro, NC · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, asbestos
ZIP codes in Liberty
Which ZIP codes are in Liberty: 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 Liberty
Other towns in Alamance County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Liberty’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water