Is Wilson's Mills, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 7 utilities serving Wilson's Mills has 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 Smithfield.
Johnston Co - West, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 14.1 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 Wilson's Mills’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Johnston Co - West
North Carolina · serves 99,027 people · about 1,200 in Wilson's Mills
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 14.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Flowers Plantation
North Carolina · serves 12,809 people · about 400 in Wilson's Mills
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 9.5 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Buffalo Creek S/D
North Carolina · serves 721 people · about 210 in Wilson's Mills
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Smithfield
North Carolina · serves 12,900 people · about 210 in Wilson's Mills
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 7.7 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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Town of Clayton
North Carolina · serves 30,876 people · about 210 in Wilson's Mills
2 results above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOA at 8.2 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Clayton - North
North Carolina · serves 4,703 people · about 180 in Wilson's Mills
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Riverwood S/D
North Carolina · serves 553 people · under 100 in Wilson's Mills
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Johnston Co - West’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, PFOA
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, PFOA
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, PFOA
Water testing near Wilson's Mills
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Wilson's Mills, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Wake County Human Services-Public Health Ctr.
Raleigh, NC · about 14 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
NC State Lab of Public Health
Raleigh, NC · about 24 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Eurofins Built Env. Testing East - Cary
Cary, NC · about 25 miles
Certified for asbestos
Which ZIP codes are in Wilson's Mills: 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's Mills
Other towns in Johnston County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Johnston Co - West’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for PFOSRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for PFAS, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water