Is Pittsboro, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
5 of the 6 utilities serving Pittsboro have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Chatham Co - North, Town of Pittsboro, Chapel Ridge S/D and 2 more.
Chatham Co - North, 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 Pittsboro’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Chatham Co - North
North Carolina · serves 23,088 people · about 190 in Pittsboro
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Town of Pittsboro
North Carolina · serves 6,708 people · about 150 in Pittsboro
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Chapel Ridge S/D
North Carolina · serves 2,098 people · under 100 in Pittsboro
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
3 health-based violations since 2016
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Chatham Co - Asbury
North Carolina · serves 1,540 people · under 100 in Pittsboro
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Chatham Co - Sw Chatham
North Carolina · serves 2,470 people · lists Pittsboro among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Cole Park Plaza
North Carolina · serves 306 people · lists Pittsboro among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Pittsboro
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Pittsboro, 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 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Onterris Laboratories, LLC - Durham
Durham, NC · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria
EMSL Analytical, Inc.-Raleigh
Morrisville, NC · about 23 miles
Certified for bacteria, asbestos
ZIP codes in Pittsboro
Which ZIP codes are in Pittsboro: 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 Pittsboro
Other towns in Chatham County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Chatham Co - North’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