Is Murphy, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 4 utilities serving Murphy 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 Murphy.
Town of Murphy, 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 Murphy’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Murphy
North Carolina · serves 4,498 people · under 100 in Murphy
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Bear Paw Resort
North Carolina · serves 909 people · under 100 in Murphy
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Murphy MHP
North Carolina · serves 51 people · lists Murphy among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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The Sanctuary at Vance Mtn
North Carolina · serves 30 people · lists Murphy among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Murphy
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Murphy, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Earth Environmental Services
Murphy, NC · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Cherokee County Health Dept.
Murphy, NC · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Clay County Health Department
Hayesville, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Murphy
Which ZIP codes are in Murphy: 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 Murphy
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Murphy’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