Is Stedman, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Stedman 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 Stedman, 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 Stedman’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Town of Stedman
North Carolina · serves 1,705 people · under 100 in Stedman
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Blawell S/D
North Carolina · serves 96 people · lists Stedman among the places it serves
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 80.7 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Stedman
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Stedman, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Microbac - Fayetteville Division
Fayetteville, NC · about 12 miles
Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics
TBL
Lumberton, NC · about 32 miles
Certified for bacteria
Cameron Testing Services Inc.
Sanford, NC · about 44 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Stedman
Which ZIP codes are in Stedman: 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 Stedman
Other towns in Cumberland County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Stedman’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