Is Mount Pleasant, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 2 utilities serving Mount Pleasant 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 Concord and Town of Mount Pleasant.
City of Concord, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 9.1 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 Mount Pleasant’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of Concord
North Carolina · serves 120,771 people · about 540 in Mount Pleasant
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 9.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
2 health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Town of Mount Pleasant
North Carolina · serves 1,786 people · about 110 in Mount Pleasant
2 results above the legal limit. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 54.4 ppb, above the legal limit.
23 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 City of Concord’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: 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: 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: PFOS
Water testing near Mount Pleasant
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Mount Pleasant, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
K & W Laboratories, LLC
Midland, NC · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Pace Analytical Services- Huntersville NC
Huntersville, NC · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Union County Health Department
Monroe, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Mount Pleasant: 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 Mount Pleasant
Other towns in Cabarrus County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Concord’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked 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