Is Tabor City, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Tabor City has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Columbus Co Water District I, 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 Tabor City’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Columbus Co Water District I
North Carolina · serves 1,700 people · about 140 in Tabor City
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Town of Tabor City
North Carolina · serves 3,277 people · under 100 in Tabor City
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Tabor City
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Tabor City, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Environmental Systems Testing Services
Conway, SC · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria
Brunswick County Health Department
Bolivia, NC · about 34 miles
Certified for bacteria
TBL
Lumberton, NC · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Tabor City
Which ZIP codes are in Tabor City: 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 Tabor City
Other towns in Columbus County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Columbus Co Water District I’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