Is Pinebluff, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 4 utilities serving Pinebluff have 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 Pinebluff, Oakwood Hills Water System and Town of Southern Pines.
Town of Pinebluff, 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 Pinebluff’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Pinebluff
North Carolina · serves 2,208 people · about 320 in Pinebluff
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Oakwood Hills Water System
North Carolina · serves 165 people · under 100 in Pinebluff
1 result above the legal limit. The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 52 ppb, above the legal limit.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Moore Co Public Util - Addor
North Carolina · serves 137 people · under 100 in Pinebluff
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Southern Pines
North Carolina · serves 24,102 people · lists Pinebluff among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
Water testing near Pinebluff
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Pinebluff, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Cameron Testing Services Inc.
Sanford, NC · about 33 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Microbac - Fayetteville Division
Fayetteville, NC · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics
TBL
Lumberton, NC · about 46 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Pinebluff
Which ZIP codes are in Pinebluff: 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 Pinebluff
Other towns in Moore County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Pinebluff’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