Is Whitsett, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
2 of the 3 utilities serving Whitsett have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Rock Creek Mh Village No 2 and Rock Creek Mh Village.
Town of Gibsonville, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 8.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Whitsett’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Gibsonville
North Carolina · serves 8,920 people · about 110 in Whitsett
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 8.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Rock Creek Mh Village No 2
North Carolina · serves 305 people · under 100 in Whitsett
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Rock Creek Mh Village
North Carolina · serves 275 people · under 100 in Whitsett
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Town of Gibsonville’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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ZeroWater 10 Cup Pitcher (ZP-010)
Pitcher
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Aquasana Claryum Direct Connect (AQ-MF-1)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Express Water StreamLine Direct Connect System (USC001)
Under-sink carbon
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: PFOS
Water testing near Whitsett
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Whitsett, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Guilford County Health Dept.
Greensboro, NC · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
Scientific Analytical Institute
Greensboro, NC · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, asbestos
Meritech, Inc.
Reidsville, NC · about 17 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Whitsett: 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 Whitsett
Other towns in Guilford County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Gibsonville’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
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- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water