Is Warsaw, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Warsaw has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Duplin County 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 Warsaw’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Duplin County Water System
North Carolina · serves 18,542 people · about 130 in Warsaw
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Town of Warsaw
North Carolina · serves 3,108 people · under 100 in Warsaw
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Warsaw
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Warsaw, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Beacham Laboratory- Division of Environmental
Jacksonville, NC · about 36 miles
Certified for bacteria
Microbac - Fayetteville Division
Fayetteville, NC · about 47 miles
Certified for bacteria, minerals and other inorganics
New Hanover County Health Dept.
Wilmington, NC · about 50 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Warsaw
Which ZIP codes are in Warsaw: 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 Warsaw
Other towns in Duplin County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Duplin County 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