Is Parkton, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 3 utilities serving Parkton has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Robeson County Water System.
Robeson County Water System, which serves the most people here, has 3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 30 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 Parkton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Robeson County Water System
North Carolina · serves 67,970 people · under 100 in Parkton
3 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 30 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Cardinal Care of Hope Mills
North Carolina · serves 28 people · under 100 in Parkton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Parkton
North Carolina · serves 963 people · under 100 in Parkton
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No 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 Robeson County Water System’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: PFOA, 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: PFOA, 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: PFOA, PFOS
Water testing near Parkton
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Parkton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Microbac - Fayetteville Division
Fayetteville, NC · about 6 miles
Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics
TBL
Lumberton, NC · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria
Cameron Testing Services Inc.
Sanford, NC · about 44 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Parkton
Which ZIP codes are in Parkton: 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 Parkton
Other towns in Robeson County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Robeson County Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOARanked 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