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Is Newport, NC tap water safe?

15 utilities serve Newport, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and CDC’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

1 of the 15 utilities serving Newport has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Newport Water System.

West Carteret Water Corp, 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 Newport’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

5 more utilities in Newport

By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Newport than those above.

  • Riverstoneserves 99 people · under 100 in Newport · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Hunting Estatesserves 80 people · under 100 in Newport · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Newport Ridge MHPserves 71 people · under 100 in Newport · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Dogwood Family Campgroundserves 132 people · lists Newport among the places it serves · no health-based violations since 2016
  • Harmony Estatesserves 49 people · lists Newport among the places it serves · no health-based violations since 2016

Water testing near Newport

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab North Carolina certifies.

The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Newport, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Carteret County Environmental Health

    Morehead City, NC · about 7 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (252) 728-8499

  • Craven County Health Dept.-Env Health Lab

    New Bern, NC · about 26 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (252) 636-4920

  • Beacham Laboratory- Division of Environmental

    Jacksonville, NC · about 37 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (910) 392-0223

All 112 certified labs for North Carolina

ZIP codes in Newport

Which ZIP codes are in Newport: 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.

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