Is Simpson, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving Simpson has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Eastern Pines Water Corp.
Eastern Pines Water Corp, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 10.4 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 Simpson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Eastern Pines Water Corp
North Carolina · serves 23,000 people · about 300 in Simpson
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 10.4 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
- Open report
Greenville Utilities Comm
North Carolina · serves 103,140 people · under 100 in Simpson
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 7.6 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Eastern Pines Water Corp’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: PFOS, PFOA
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS, PFOA
Water testing near Simpson
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Simpson, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Greenville
Greenville, NC · about 1 mile
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Craven County Health Dept.-Env Health Lab
New Bern, NC · about 34 miles
Certified for bacteria
Nash County Health Department
Nashville, NC · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Simpson: 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 Simpson
Other towns in Pitt County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Eastern Pines Water Corp’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked 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