Is Winnsboro, SC tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Winnsboro has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and South Carolina’s records.
Town of Winnsboro, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 32.8 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 Winnsboro’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Town of Winnsboro
South Carolina · serves 10,391 people · under 100 in Winnsboro
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029 and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: PFOS at 32.8 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Midcounty Water Dist 2
South Carolina · serves 3,500 people · lists Winnsboro among the places it serves
1 result above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029. The worst: PFOS at 20.1 ppt, above EPA’s new limit, which takes effect in 2029.
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 Town of Winnsboro’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, Lead
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, Lead
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, Lead
Water testing near Winnsboro
The 3 labs South Carolina certifies closest to Winnsboro, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Eurofins Columbia
Irmo, SC · about 20 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
Data Resources Incorporated
Columbia, SC · about 22 miles
Certified for bacteria
Alliance Technical Group LLC - Columbia
Columbia, SC · about 24 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics
ZIP codes in Winnsboro
Which ZIP codes are in Winnsboro: 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: SCDES, Commercial Environmental Laboratory Mapping (CELMapp), labs certified under the Safe Drinking Water Act; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Winnsboro
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Town of Winnsboro’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