Is Statesville, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 15 utilities serving Statesville have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: City of Statesville, Iredell Water Corporation and Town of Troutman.
City of Statesville, 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 Statesville’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Statesville
North Carolina · serves 30,843 people · about 4,100 in Statesville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Iredell Water Corporation
North Carolina · serves 29,370 people · about 1,500 in Statesville
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOA at 18.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Timberbrook S/D
North Carolina · serves 61 people · nearly all in Statesville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Buffalo Shoals Park
North Carolina · serves 97 people · nearly all in Statesville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Davidson Woods S/D
North Carolina · serves 71 people · nearly all in Statesville
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Westover S/D
North Carolina · serves 335 people · under 100 in Statesville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Heronwood S/D
North Carolina · serves 483 people · under 100 in Statesville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Suburban Acres
North Carolina · serves 208 people · under 100 in Statesville
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 4.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Troutman
North Carolina · serves 9,562 people · under 100 in Statesville
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Spring Shores
North Carolina · serves 140 people · under 100 in Statesville
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.1 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
5 more utilities in Statesville
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Statesville than those above.
- Murdock Rd Water Systemserves 447 people · under 100 in Statesville · no health-based violations since 2016
- Chipley Park SDserves 251 people · under 100 in Statesville · no health-based violations since 2016
- Lincoln Estatesserves 130 people · under 100 in Statesville · no health-based violations since 2016
- Rolling Hills Estatesserves 53 people · under 100 in Statesville · no health-based violations since 2016
- Pressley Acresserves 58 people · under 100 in Statesville · no health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Statesville
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Statesville, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Statesville Analytical, Holdings, LLC
Statesville, NC · about 5 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Pace Analytical Services- Huntersville NC
Huntersville, NC · about 28 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Catawba County Health Department
Hickory, NC · about 29 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Statesville: 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 Statesville
Other towns in Iredell County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Statesville’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