Is South Weldon, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 2 utilities serving South Weldon has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Halifax Co - - Halifax.
Weldon Water System, 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 South Weldon’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Weldon Water System
North Carolina · serves 1,375 people · under 100 in South Weldon
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Halifax Co - - Halifax
North Carolina · serves 20,250 people · under 100 in South Weldon
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 5.0 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
4 health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near South Weldon
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to South Weldon, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Northampton County Health Dept.
Jackson, NC · about 9 miles
Certified for bacteria
Nash County Health Department
Nashville, NC · about 35 miles
Certified for bacteria
Franklin County Health Department
Louisburg, NC · about 42 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in South Weldon
Which ZIP codes are in South Weldon: 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 South Weldon
Other towns in Halifax County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Weldon Water System’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