Is Zebulon, NC tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 11 utilities serving Zebulon has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and CDC’s records: Franklin County Water & Sewer.
Franklin County Water & Sewer, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 63.4 ppb, above the legal limit.
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 Zebulon’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Franklin County Water & Sewer
North Carolina · serves 26,060 people · about 260 in Zebulon
2 results above the legal limit and 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 63.4 ppb, above the legal limit.
4 health-based violations since 2016
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Lindsey Point S/D
North Carolina · serves 76 people · under 100 in Zebulon
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Fox - N - Hounds S/D
North Carolina · serves 87 people · under 100 in Zebulon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Country Squire Mobile Estates
North Carolina · serves 85 people · under 100 in Zebulon
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Woodford S/D
North Carolina · serves 125 people · under 100 in Zebulon
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Jeffreys MHP No 2
North Carolina · serves 115 people · under 100 in Zebulon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 2.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Little River MHP
North Carolina · serves 79 people · under 100 in Zebulon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 5.2 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Long`s Mh Village
North Carolina · serves 90 people · under 100 in Zebulon
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Buffalo Creek S/D
North Carolina · serves 721 people · lists Zebulon among the places it serves
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Ponderosa S/D
North Carolina · serves 170 people · lists Zebulon among the places it serves
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Uranium at 1.3 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
1 more utility in Zebulon
By EPA’s estimate, each serves fewer people in Zebulon than those above.
- Mendenhall S/Dserves 121 people · lists Zebulon among the places it serves · 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 Franklin County Water & Sewer’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Aquasana Clean Water Machine (AQ-CWM2)
Countertop
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS
Ninja HydraSense Countertop Water Filtration System (WF1001)
Countertop
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 9, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS
PUR PLUS Faucet Filtration System, Horizontal (PFM400H)
Faucet mount
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 16, 2026
Certified for: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM), PFOS
Water testing near Zebulon
The 3 labs North Carolina certifies closest to Zebulon, 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 15 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Franklin County Health Department
Louisburg, NC · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
Nash County Health Department
Nashville, NC · about 21 miles
Certified for bacteria
ZIP codes in Zebulon
Which ZIP codes are in Zebulon: 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 Zebulon
Other towns in Johnston County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Franklin County Water & Sewer’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)What it does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.About Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water