Is Love Valley, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Love Valley have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Iredell Water Corporation and City of Statesville.
Iredell Water Corporation, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 18.8 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 Love Valley’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Iredell Water Corporation
North Carolina · serves 29,370 people · about 120 in Love Valley
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 18.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
City of Statesville
North Carolina · serves 30,843 people · under 100 in Love Valley
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 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 Iredell Water Corporation’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: PFOA, PFOS
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOA, PFOS
Water testing near Love Valley
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Love Valley, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Water Tech Laboratories, Inc.
Granite Falls, NC · about 30 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Catawba County Health Department
Hickory, NC · about 31 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Love Valley
Which ZIP codes are in Love Valley: 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 Love Valley
Other towns in Iredell County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Iredell Water Corporation’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked 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