Is Sharpsburg, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Sharpsburg 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 Sharpsburg, 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 Sharpsburg’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Town of Sharpsburg
North Carolina · serves 1,945 people · about 1,300 in Sharpsburg
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
City of Rocky Mount
North Carolina · serves 55,891 people · under 100 in Sharpsburg
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 9.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Sharpsburg
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Sharpsburg, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Nash County Health Department
Nashville, NC · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria
Franklin County Health Department
Louisburg, NC · about 26 miles
Certified for bacteria
Eurofins Greenville
Greenville, NC · about 40 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Which ZIP codes are in Sharpsburg: 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 Sharpsburg
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Sharpsburg’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