Is Wilson, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 5 utilities serving Wilson has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Longleaf Neuro - Medical Treatment Center.
City of Wilson, 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 Wilson’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Wilson
North Carolina · serves 50,332 people · about 10,900 in Wilson
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Black Creek
North Carolina · serves 1,795 people · about 240 in Wilson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 0.74 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wilson Co Southwest Water Dist
North Carolina · serves 5,730 people · under 100 in Wilson
1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 17.2 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Wilson Co Southeast Water Dist
North Carolina · serves 4,388 people · under 100 in Wilson
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 5.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Longleaf Neuro - Medical Treatment Center
North Carolina · serves 200 people · lists Wilson among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
Water testing near Wilson
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Wilson, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Nash County Health Department
Nashville, NC · about 19 miles
Certified for bacteria
Franklin County Health Department
Louisburg, NC · about 30 miles
Certified for bacteria
Wake County Human Services-Public Health Ctr.
Raleigh, NC · about 34 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Which ZIP codes are in Wilson: 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 Wilson
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Wilson’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