Is Madison, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 7 utilities serving Madison has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor.
Town of Madison, 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 Madison’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Madison
North Carolina · serves 2,116 people · under 100 in Madison
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Richwood Acres
North Carolina · serves 102 people · under 100 in Madison
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Quail Oaks
North Carolina · serves 43 people · under 100 in Madison
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Mineral Springs Estates
North Carolina · serves 61 people · under 100 in Madison
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 3.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Country Village MHP
North Carolina · serves 80 people · under 100 in Madison
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 0.74 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rockingham Co - 220 Corridor
North Carolina · serves 1,200 people · lists Madison among the places it serves
2 results above the legal limit. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 69.8 ppb, above the legal limit.
13 health-based violations since 2016
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Jacob`s Crk Nursing and Rehab Center
North Carolina · serves 235 people · lists Madison among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Madison
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Madison, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Pace Analytical Services- Eden NC
Eden, NC · about 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Meritech, Inc.
Reidsville, NC · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
EMSL Analytical, Inc.-Kernersville
Kernersville, NC · about 19 miles
Certified for asbestos
ZIP codes in Madison
Which ZIP codes are in Madison: 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 Madison
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Madison’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