Is Troutman, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 7 utilities serving Troutman have 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 Troutman and City of Statesville.
Town of Troutman, 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 Troutman’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Troutman
North Carolina · serves 9,562 people · about 450 in Troutman
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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City of Statesville
North Carolina · serves 30,843 people · under 100 in Troutman
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
2 health-based violations since 2016
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Sunset Bay S/D
North Carolina · serves 89 people · under 100 in Troutman
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.4 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Windstone Crossing
North Carolina · serves 112 people · under 100 in Troutman
1 result above the limit’s level with no violation recorded. The worst: Uranium at 41.7 ppb, above the limit’s level, no violation.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Winding Forest/Bells Crossing S/D
North Carolina · serves 582 people · under 100 in Troutman
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 6.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Kings Acres S/D
North Carolina · serves 71 people · under 100 in Troutman
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wildlife Bay S/D
North Carolina · serves 216 people · under 100 in Troutman
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Troutman
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Troutman, 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 3 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Pace Analytical Services- Huntersville NC
Huntersville, NC · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Lincoln County Health Department
Lincolnton, NC · about 25 miles
Certified for bacteria
Which ZIP codes are in Troutman: 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 Troutman
Other towns in Iredell County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Troutman’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