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What is in the water at 28504
4 public water systems serve this ZIP code in the federal records. Everything below comes from EPA monitoring data, and everything missing is named.
JONES COUNTY WATER SYSTEM
PWSID NC0452020 · NC · serves 8,999 people
PFAS and lithium
1 compound detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 1 sample.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| lithium | 11 µg/L | 1 | 9/27/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Too few readings to state a hardness. 1 station(s), 20 result(s). Below two stations and five results this page will not state a number: a median of two readings from one creek is not your water.
KINSTON, CITY OF
PWSID NC0454010 · NC · serves 27,475 people
PFAS and lithium
7 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 33 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.0085 µg/L | 9 | 7/31/2025 |
| PFBA | 0.0068 µg/L | 4 | 10/16/2024 |
| PFOA | 0.0048 µg/L | 3 | 7/31/2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0043 µg/L | 4 | 7/31/2025 |
| PFBS | 0.0038 µg/L | 3 | 7/31/2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0036 µg/L | 6 | 7/31/2025 |
| PFHxS | 0.0034 µg/L | 4 | 7/31/2025 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Median hardness 27 mg/L as CaCO₃, measured at 2 stations serving this system across 178 results, 2015-01-08 to 2025-10-09. Measured in the water source and distribution area, not at a tap, and not in your home.
NORTH LENOIR WATER CORP
PWSID NC0454025 · NC · serves 15,494 people
PFAS and lithium
7 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 27 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.01 µg/L | 4 | 9/25/2023 |
| PFBA | 0.0077 µg/L | 3 | 9/25/2023 |
| PFPeA | 0.0072 µg/L | 4 | 9/25/2023 |
| PFHxA | 0.0068 µg/L | 4 | 9/25/2023 |
| PFHxS | 0.0068 µg/L | 4 | 9/25/2023 |
| PFOA | 0.006 µg/L | 4 | 9/25/2023 |
| PFBS | 0.0048 µg/L | 4 | 9/25/2023 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
Too few readings to state a hardness. 2 station(s), 2 result(s). Below two stations and five results this page will not state a number: a median of two readings from one creek is not your water.
DEEP RUN WATER CORPORATION
PWSID NC0454030 · NC · serves 14,196 people
PFAS and lithium
7 compounds detected at or above the reporting limit under EPA’s UCMR 5 monitoring, across 32 samples.
| Compound | Highest detected | Samples | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
| PFOS | 0.012 µg/L | 5 | 9/10/2025 |
| PFOA | 0.007 µg/L | 5 | 9/10/2025 |
| PFPeA | 0.0065 µg/L | 5 | 9/10/2025 |
| PFHxA | 0.0062 µg/L | 5 | 9/10/2025 |
| PFHxS | 0.006 µg/L | 5 | 9/10/2025 |
| PFBA | 0.006 µg/L | 2 | 11/19/2024 |
| PFBS | 0.0044 µg/L | 5 | 9/10/2025 |
A detection is a measurement, not a violation and not a health finding. EPA states that UCMR 5 results do not indicate compliance or non-compliance with any limit.
Health-based violations
No open health-based violation on record. This covers MCL, treatment technique and MRDL violations in SDWIS that have not been returned to compliance. It excludes monitoring and reporting violations, which are the large majority nationally, so this is not “no violations”, and SDWIS completeness varies by state.
Hardness
No hardness measurement. Hardness is measured at environmental monitoring stations, and none fell inside this system’s service area. That is a gap in where monitoring happens, not a finding about the water.
What this report cannot tell you
Every figure describes water at a sampling point: a treatment plant, an entry point to the distribution system, or a monitoring station. None of it describes water arriving at your tap. Plumbing between the two can add lead and copper, and if your home was built before 1986 a test kit tells you something no federal dataset can.
Sources: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence (final release, frozen July 2026) · EPA SDWIS health-based violations · USGS and state monitoring via the Water Quality Portal · EPA Public Water System Service Area Boundaries v3. Compiled 2026-09-01.