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Lead in North Carolina drinking water

1,936 community water systems tested

20.1%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(390/1,936)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
RIDGE HAVEN CONFERENCE CENTER ROSMAN 100 0.7484 mg/L
ROARING GAP CLUB INC ROARING GAP 493 0.5890 mg/L
OAKDALE S/D CHARLOTTE 112 0.4330 mg/L
MORNINGSIDE PARK GASTONIA 97 0.3190 mg/L
WARRENTON, TOWN OF WARRENTON 2,250 0.3130 mg/L
CEDAR CREEK WOODS CASHIERS 122 0.3010 mg/L
BLADENBORO, TOWN OF BLADENBORO 3,175 0.2950 mg/L
PILOT MOUNTAIN MHP PILOT MOUNTAIN 49 0.2845 mg/L
WILSON HEIGHTS S/D WILSON MILLS 25 0.2780 mg/L
MORNINGSTAR ASSISTED LIVING OF SYLVA SYLVA 80 0.2600 mg/L
FIGURE 8 ISLAND WILMINGTON 999 0.2480 mg/L
RIVERSIDE MHP MARION 399 0.2360 mg/L
USMC LEJEUNE--HADNOT POINT CAMP LEJEUNE 37,500 0.2360 mg/L
SARATOGA TOWN OF SARATOGA 426 0.2306 mg/L
BLUE RIDGE VILLAGE BANNER ELK 343 0.2300 mg/L
WHITAKERS, TOWN OF WHITAKERS 869 0.2240 mg/L
BUFFALO MEADOWS S/D JEFFERSON 120 0.2236 mg/L
SEVEN DEVILS, TOWN OF SEVEN DEVILS 400 0.2040 mg/L
FAIRFIELD SAPPHIRE CASHIERS 3,873 0.1910 mg/L
HOBGOOD, TOWN OF HOBGOOD 665 0.1720 mg/L
HOMESTEAD S/D WATER SYSTEM HICKORY 389 0.1561 mg/L
SCENIC OAKS MHP ASHEBORO 79 0.1504 mg/L
FRANKLINVILLE, TOWN OF FRANKLINVILLE 1,400 0.1500 mg/L
BRYSON CITY, TOWN OF BRYSON CITY 4,395 0.1350 mg/L
GLENCROFT S/D WINGATE 380 0.1330 mg/L
NEW OXFORD MANOR MHP 350 0.1298 mg/L
THE VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND BALD HEAD ISLAND 3,291 0.1280 mg/L
WILDCAT CLIFFS COUNTRY CLUB HIGHLANDS 445 0.1270 mg/L
CLAYTON, TOWN OF CLAYTON 30,876 0.1210 mg/L
MOORE CO PUBLIC UTIL-ADDOR PINEBLUFF 137 0.1210 mg/L
PASQUOTANK CO RO WATER SYSTEM ELIZABETH CITY 13,187 0.1070 mg/L
MOORE CO PUBLIC UTIL-ROBBINS ROBBINS 65 0.1000 mg/L
TUXEDO WATER SYSTEM TUXEDO 168 0.0981 mg/L
CHRISTMOUNT CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLY BLACK MOUNTAIN 250 0.0965 mg/L
CEDAR LAKE CONDO CHAPEL HILL 40 0.0960 mg/L
FOXFIRE VILLAGE, TOWN OF FOXFIRE VILLAGE 1,782 0.0960 mg/L
SASSAFRAS GAP EMPLOYEE VILLAGE HIGHLANDS 107 0.0960 mg/L
YMCA-BLUE RIDGE ASSEMBLY BLACK MOUNTAIN 200 0.0950 mg/L
STANLY CO-BADIN RD DIST ALBEMARLE 140 0.0950 mg/L
SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY BANNER ELK 3,226 0.0940 mg/L
LA GRANGE WATER SYSTEM LAGRANGE 3,167 0.0936 mg/L
KIRK GLEN S/D WEAVERVILLE 104 0.0926 mg/L
LANCER ACRES ARCHDALE 86 0.0910 mg/L
LAUREL RIDGE FRANKLIN 115 0.0904 mg/L
WALKER HEIGHTS S/D GASTONIA 239 0.0890 mg/L
VALLEY VIEW S/D BOONE 40 0.0890 mg/L
CARDINAL CARE OF HOPE MILLS HOPE MILLS 28 0.0870 mg/L
TOWN OF RIVER BEND RIVER BEND 2,846 0.0860 mg/L
OAK RIDGE MILITARY ACADEMY OAK RIDGE 150 0.0850 mg/L
NORTHEAST ROWAN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM SALISBURY 471 0.0840 mg/L
SUMMERSILL ESTATES NO 1 JACKSONVILLE 163 0.0840 mg/L
EL CAMINO ACRES S/D KNIGHTDALE 49 0.0800 mg/L
CRESTVIEW ESTATES S/D BLOWING ROCK 87 0.0780 mg/L
TWIN OAKS SHORES ELAMS 70 0.0775 mg/L
TIMBERLAKE WATER SYSTEM MT AIRY 61 0.0760 mg/L
JACOB`S CRK NURSING AND REHAB CENTER MADISON 235 0.0744 mg/L
GLENNBURN S/D DALLAS 73 0.0720 mg/L
CAMBRIDGE S/D RALEIGH 185 0.0714 mg/L
EASTMAN CREEK LANDING S/D BEAUFORT 335 0.0700 mg/L
WIND SHADOWS CIRCLE MHP LEICESTER 72 0.0700 mg/L
OAKHILL S/D GASTONIA 86 0.0680 mg/L
RAINTREE S/D GASTONIA 482 0.0653 mg/L
DARE CO-CAPE HATTERAS WATER BUXTON 5,486 0.0650 mg/L
CASTLE BAY S/D HAMPSTEAD 777 0.0645 mg/L
MARSHALL, TOWN OF MARSHALL 1,402 0.0640 mg/L
LEES-MCRAE -SOUTH CAMPUS BANNER ELK 99 0.0640 mg/L
ELK RIVER CLUB DEVELOPMENT BANNER ELK 732 0.0630 mg/L
RIVERWALK PLANTATION CHARLOTTE 89 0.0630 mg/L
GREENWOOD S/D CONOVER 61 0.0630 mg/L
COPELAND ACRES S/D FAYETTEVILLE 200 0.0617 mg/L
CLAY CO WATER & SEWER DISTRICT HAYESVILLE 1,965 0.0610 mg/L
DOGWOOD MHP REIDSVILLE 228 0.0590 mg/L
ARROW SPRINGS RALEIGH 53 0.0590 mg/L
STOKES COUNTY WATER & SEWER AUTH GERMANTOWN 420 0.0560 mg/L
COLONIAL MANOR REST HOME RUTHERFORDTON 27 0.0560 mg/L
WHISPERING PINES DEVELOPMENT WHISPERING PINES 4,178 0.0555 mg/L
ROLLING ACRES S/D RALEIGH 58 0.0553 mg/L
OLDE BEAU GOLF CLUB ROARING GAP 475 0.0550 mg/L
AUTRYVILLE, TOWN OF AUTRYVILLE 527 0.0540 mg/L
GREENFIELD S/D STARTOWN 193 0.0540 mg/L
DAVIDSON DOWNES MOORESVILLE 240 0.0530 mg/L
COUNTRY CROSSING S/D LINCOLNTON 191 0.0520 mg/L
WILLOW HILLS S/D FUQUAY VARINA 102 0.0520 mg/L
LOVE POINT S/D SHERRILLS FORD 76 0.0520 mg/L
BEECHWOOD COVE/POLKS LANDING CHAPEL HILL 406 0.0510 mg/L
CONCORD COMM WATER SYSTEM ELLENBORO 1,867 0.0504 mg/L
BARCLAY DOWNS S/D KNIGHTDALE 459 0.0500 mg/L
GREENFIELD WATER SYSTEM MT AIRY 244 0.0500 mg/L
DOC-MCCAIN HOSPITAL MCCAIN 0 0.0500 mg/L
NEUSE RIVER VILLAGE MHP RALEIGH 333 0.0490 mg/L
DANBURY, TOWN OF DANBURY 250 0.0490 mg/L
PEBBLE CREEK APARTMENTS BOONE 52 0.0482 mg/L
WOODLAKE WATER & SEWER INC VASS 2,287 0.0480 mg/L
GRANDFATHER GOLF & COUNTRY CLU LINVILLE 250 0.0480 mg/L
RANSDELL MHP BUNN 114 0.0480 mg/L
SUNNY MEADOWS REIDSVILLE 70 0.0480 mg/L
HAPPY VALLEY S/D WEST END 58 0.0480 mg/L
USMC LEJEUNE--NEW RIVER AIR ST CAMP LEJEUNE 11,500 0.0480 mg/L
LYNNHAVEN-CROWSDALE RALEIGH 650 0.0471 mg/L
GARLAND, TOWN OF GARLAND 948 0.0460 mg/L