Is Winton, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Winton has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records.
Hertford County Rural Water, 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 Winton’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Hertford County Rural Water
North Carolina · serves 7,970 people · under 100 in Winton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
- Open report
Town of Winton
North Carolina · serves 756 people · under 100 in Winton
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Winton
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Winton, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
JLA International, Inc.
Edenton, NC · about 26 miles
Certified for bacteria
Northampton County Health Dept.
Jackson, NC · about 29 miles
Certified for bacteria
Cornwell Engineering Group, Inc.
Newport News, VA · about 52 miles
Certified for lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, disinfection byproducts
ZIP codes in Winton
Which ZIP codes are in Winton: 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 Winton
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Hertford County Rural Water’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