Is Marion, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
5 of the 8 utilities serving Marion have 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 Marion, Marion Moose Lodge, Linville Falls Club and 2 more.
City of Marion, 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 Marion’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Marion
North Carolina · serves 9,362 people · about 340 in Marion
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Woodlawn Heights Water System
North Carolina · serves 315 people · under 100 in Marion
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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McDowell Co - - Nebo
North Carolina · serves 902 people · under 100 in Marion
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Riverside MHP
North Carolina · serves 399 people · under 100 in Marion
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Marion Moose Lodge
North Carolina · serves 320 people · under 100 in Marion
1 result above the action level. The worst: Copper at 1.5 ppm, above the action level.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Linville Falls Club
North Carolina · serves 127 people · under 100 in Marion
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.9 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Marion Moose Lodge - Mountain
North Carolina · serves 160 people · lists Marion among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Lake James Lodge Assisted Livi
North Carolina · serves 80 people · lists Marion among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
Water testing near Marion
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Marion, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Toe River Health District - Avery County
Newland, NC · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria
Toe River Health District - Mitchell County
Bakersville, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
WNC Independent Labs
Weaverville, NC · about 27 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Marion
Which ZIP codes are in Marion: 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 Marion
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Marion’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