Water Quality in Raleigh, NC (27609)
EPA violation data for public water systems serving ZIP code 27609.
Active Health Violations
9 health-based violations found in the past 5 years, with at least one still unresolved. Contaminant levels have exceeded federal safety limits. Consider testing your tap water independently.
More violations than 97% of US ZIP codes.
Based on EPA compliance data. Not a substitute for an official water quality report from your utility.
35,573
Population
61
Water Systems
172
Violations (5yr)
9
Health-Based
Location
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Water Systems Serving This Area (61)
Raleigh, City Of
Surface water 640,000 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Cary, Town Of
1 health-based Surface water 224,000 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Raleigh City Of
Surface water 160,000 people served
0 violations
Apex, Town Of
All resolved Purchased surface water 82,029 people served
1 violation (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Holly Springs, Town Of
All resolved Purchased surface water 51,947 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Fuquay-Varina, Town Of
All resolved Purchased surface water 42,954 people served
4 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Vance Co Water District Phase 1
All resolved Purchased surface water 1,580 people served
12 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Middlesex Water System
2 health-based Groundwater 1,389 people served
13 violations (5yr)
· 2 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Vance Co Water District Phase 2
3 health-based Purchased surface water 1,376 people served
18 violations (5yr)
· 3 health-based
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Vance County Water District - Kittrell
All resolved Purchased surface water 1,282 people served
10 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Bayleaf Baptist Church
Groundwater 1,000 people served
0 violations
Indian Creek Overlook
Groundwater 545 people served
0 violations
Mill Run Mhp
Groundwater 376 people served
0 violations
Carolina Village Mhp
All resolved Groundwater 305 people served
24 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 3 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Town Of Atkinson
All resolved Groundwater 301 people served
6 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 5.5 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
West Pender Middle School
All resolved Groundwater 242 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Longleaf Neuro-Medical Treatment Center
1 health-based Purchased surface water 200 people served
10 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Millbrook U Meth Ch
Groundwater 200 people served
0 violations
Paces Arbor Apartments
Purchased surface water 200 people served
0 violations
Camp Adventure
Groundwater 125 people served
0 violations
Cedar Lake Mhp
1 health-based Groundwater 124 people served
2 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 4 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Huffington S/D
Groundwater 109 people served
1 violation (5yr)
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Norwood Well
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
North Ridge Alliance Church
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Wake Chapel Bapt Ch
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
St David`S School
Groundwater 100 people served
0 violations
Oak View Estates Mhp
Groundwater 97 people served
0 violations
M & M Mobile Park
Groundwater 96 people served
0 violations
Buckhorn S/D
Groundwater 90 people served
0 violations
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
River Mill Condominiums
Groundwater 85 people served
0 violations
Woodscreek Sd
Groundwater 76 people served
0 violations
Grannys Kitchen
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Zollieville Rest Home
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Dollar General #30901
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Church Ofjesus Christ Of Lds
Groundwater 75 people served
0 violations
Norwood School Daycare
Groundwater 65 people served
0 violations
Fairfax Hills Pool
Groundwater 50 people served
0 violations
Turners Comm Groc
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Roland Landfill
Groundwater 40 people served
0 violations
Mountain Valley Living Center
1 health-based Groundwater 39 people served
3 violations (5yr)
· 1 health-based · All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Gentle Slope Subdivision
All resolved Groundwater 38 people served
6 violations (5yr)
· All resolved
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
Powell Service
Groundwater 30 people served
0 violations
Springhaven S/D
Groundwater 27 people served
0 violations
Locklear'S Restaurant
Groundwater 26 people served
0 violations
Norwood S/D
Groundwater 25 people served
54 violations (5yr)
Lead tested: 0 ppb (limit: 15 ppb) ✓
T E Nine Iii
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Spartan Equipment Co Inc
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Overhead Door Company
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Wayward Farms
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Hall Rental Houses
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Dogwood Ridge Subdivision
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Tilley`S Performance & Service
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Geo Pure Continental Systems
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Albert Pearce Ser St
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Dollar General #22761
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Bethlehem Bapt Ch
Groundwater 25 people served
0 violations
Pines Rest Home
Groundwater 1 people served
0 violations
South Topsail Elem School
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Pender High School
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Riverwalk Mhp
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Malpass Corner Elem School
Groundwater 0
0 violations
Contaminants Found
TTHMHealth-Based
19 violations
Has active
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-Based
Missed testing deadlines — not a detection of bacteria.
18 violations
All resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-Based
6 violations
All resolved
ETHYLENE DIBROMIDEHealth-Based
3 violations
All resolved
Public NoticeMonitoring
16 violations
Has active
ChlorineMonitoring
Used to disinfect water — generally safe at regulated levels.
16 violations
All resolved
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Monitoring
15 violations
All resolved
Lead and Copper RuleMonitoring
Lead and copper testing requirement. Lead exposure can cause developmental harm in children.
10 violations
Has active
ChloriteMonitoring
4 violations
All resolved
ChlordaneMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Consumer Confidence RuleMonitoring
Annual water quality report delivery requirement.
2 violations
All resolved
NitrateMonitoring
At high levels, nitrate can cause blue baby syndrome in infants.
2 violations
All resolved
DalaponMonitoring
2 violations
All resolved
Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Vinyl chlorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Carbon tetrachlorideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Radium-228Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
LASSOMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
2,4-DMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
BHC-GAMMAMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalateMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
HexachlorocyclopentadieneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
DinosebMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
CHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
BenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
EndrinMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2-DichloropropaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
HeptachlorMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Heptachlor epoxideMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2-DichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
AtrazineMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
o-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
SimazineMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TetrachloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
StyreneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipateMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
HEXACHLOROBENZENEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
PicloramMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Benzo(a)pyreneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
2,4,5-TPMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
PentachlorophenolMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Combined UraniumMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
MethoxychlorMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
EthylbenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
p-DichlorobenzeneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TrichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
1,1-DichloroethyleneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
ToxapheneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
TolueneMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
OXAMYLMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Xylenes, TotalMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
DICHLOROMETHANEMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Radium-226Monitoring
1 violation
All resolved
CarbofuranMonitoring
1 violation
All resolved
Lead & Copper Levels
Lead (Pb)
Within limit0 ppb measured
Action level: 15 ppb
Sampled: Jul 2025
How Does This Compare?
Raleigh (27609) has more violations than 97% of US ZIP codes. The national average is 18.87 violations per ZIP over 5 years. This ZIP has 172.
Fewer violations 97th percentile More violations
Recommended Water Filters
Based on health-based violations detected in your area, these filter types are commonly used to address similar contaminants. Consult your water utility's Consumer Confidence Report for the most current data.
Reverse Osmosis System
Highly effective at removing heavy metals, dissolved solids, and a wide range of contaminants. Recommended for homes with lead or arsenic concerns.
Targets:Lead, Copper, Arsenic, Mercury, Cadmium
Look for:NSF/ANSI 58 certified
Activated Carbon Filter
Excellent for removing chlorine, chloramine, and disinfection byproducts like THMs and HAAs. Available as pitcher filters, countertop, or under-sink units.
Targets:THMs, HAAs, Chlorine, Chloramine, Taste & Odor
Look for:NSF/ANSI 42 & 53 certified
UV Water Purifier
Uses ultraviolet light to neutralize bacteria, viruses, and parasites without chemicals. Ideal for homes with microbial contamination concerns.
Targets:E. coli, Coliform, Giardia, Cryptosporidium
Look for:NSF/ANSI 55 (Class A) certified
Always look for filters certified by NSF International for the specific contaminants you want to remove. This is general educational information, not an endorsement of any specific product.