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2026 Rankings

Charlotte Home Safety Rankings - 183 ZIPs

Name: Charlotte Home Safety Rankings - 183 ZIPs
Creator: ZipCheckup
Published: 2026-10-15
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Explore rankings under Home Safety Score model 4.0.0. Only ZIPs with all four required inputs are ranked; missing evidence is not imputed or reweighted.

Charlotte (North Carolina, South Carolina) includes 183 tracked ZIP codes and 138 mapped community water systems; confirm service for a specific address. Below are the water quality rankings for metro ZIPs with all required inputs.

Average Home Safety Grade: A (86/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	31	62%
B	15	30%
C	3	6%
D	1	2%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	28144	Salisbury	99	A
2	28159	Spencer	99	A
3	28147	Salisbury	98	A
4	28072	Granite Quarry	96	A
5	28138	Rockwell	95	A
6	28146	Salisbury	95	A
7	28031	Cornelius	92	A
8	28078	Huntersville	92	A
9	28202	Charlotte	92	A
10	28204	Charlotte	92	A

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	28092	Lincolnton	50	D	50 violations
2	28037	Denver	65	C	3 violation(s)
3	28168	Vale	66	C	2 violation(s)
4	28079	Indian Trail	69	C	27 violations
5	28104	Matthews	70	B	23 violations
6	28215	Charlotte	71	B	8 violations
7	28134	Pineville	74	B	2 violation(s)
8	28277	Charlotte	75	B	1 violation(s)
9	28227	Charlotte	76	B	27 violations
10	28127	New London	77	B	12 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Surface Water Treatment Rule	225	60
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	167	42
Stage 1 DBP Rule	145	48
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	144	41
Stage 2 DBP Rule	100	36
Lead and Copper Rule	87	33
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	82	42
Chlorite	56	20

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0093 mg/L (below EPA action level)
10 of 107 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
8% of housing built before 1950
22% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Charlotte, NC — 74 ZIP codes
Gastonia, NC — 5 ZIP codes
Salisbury, NC — 4 ZIP codes
Concord, NC — 3 ZIP codes
Kannapolis, NC — 3 ZIP codes
Matthews, NC — 3 ZIP codes
Monroe, NC — 3 ZIP codes
Shelby, NC — 3 ZIP codes
Albemarle, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Davidson, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Huntersville, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Lincolnton, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Mooresville, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Alexis, NC — 1 ZIP code
Ansonville, NC — 1 ZIP code
Badin, NC — 1 ZIP code
Barium Springs, NC — 1 ZIP code
Belmont, NC — 1 ZIP code
Bessemer City, NC — 1 ZIP code
Boiling Springs, NC — 1 ZIP code
Bostic, NC — 1 ZIP code
Caroleen, NC — 1 ZIP code
Casar, NC — 1 ZIP code
Cherryville, NC — 1 ZIP code
China Grove, NC — 1 ZIP code
Cliffside, NC — 1 ZIP code
Cornelius, NC — 1 ZIP code
Cramerton, NC — 1 ZIP code
Crouse, NC — 1 ZIP code
Dallas, NC — 1 ZIP code

...and 58 more cities

All 183 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	28144	Salisbury	99	A	1
2	28159	Spencer	99	A	1
3	28147	Salisbury	98	A	5
4	28072	Granite Quarry	96	A	8
5	28138	Rockwell	95	A	9
6	28146	Salisbury	95	A	9
7	28031	Cornelius	92	A	0
8	28078	Huntersville	92	A	0
9	28202	Charlotte	92	A	0
10	28204	Charlotte	92	A	0
11	28205	Charlotte	92	A	0
12	28206	Charlotte	92	A	0
13	28207	Charlotte	92	A	0
14	28208	Charlotte	92	A	0
15	28209	Charlotte	92	A	0
16	28211	Charlotte	92	A	0
17	28212	Charlotte	92	A	0
18	28223	Charlotte	92	A	0
19	28226	Charlotte	92	A	0
20	28262	Charlotte	92	A	0
21	28269	Charlotte	92	A	0
22	28273	Charlotte	92	A	0
23	28274	Charlotte	92	A	0
24	28036	Davidson	91	A	2
25	28210	Charlotte	91	A	3
26	28214	Charlotte	91	A	2
27	28216	Charlotte	91	A	2
28	28270	Charlotte	91	A	1
29	28278	Charlotte	91	A	3
30	28213	Charlotte	90	A	2
31	28217	Charlotte	90	A	4
32	28071	Gold Hill	83	B	1
33	28137	Richfield	83	B	0
34	28173	Waxhaw	83	B	1
35	28110	Monroe	81	B	5
36	28023	China Grove	80	B	8
37	28103	Marshville	80	B	6
38	28174	Wingate	80	B	6
39	28105	Matthews	79	B	22
40	28127	New London	77	B	12
41	28227	Charlotte	76	B	27
42	28277	Charlotte	75	B	1
43	28134	Pineville	74	B	2
44	28215	Charlotte	71	B	8
45	28104	Matthews	70	B	23
46	28079	Indian Trail	69	C	27
47	28168	Vale	66	C	2
48	28037	Denver	65	C	3
49	28092	Lincolnton	50	D	50
50	28001	Albemarle	—	—	28
51	28006	Alexis	—	—	5
52	28007	Ansonville	—	—	31
53	28009	Badin	—	—	5
54	28012	Belmont	—	—	22
55	28016	Bessemer City	—	—	52
56	28017	Boiling Springs	—	—	—
57	28018	Bostic	—	—	29
58	28020	Casar	—	—	0
59	28021	Cherryville	—	—	14
60	28025	Concord	—	—	40
61	28027	Concord	—	—	18
62	28032	Cramerton	—	—	1
63	28033	Crouse	—	—	5
64	28034	Dallas	—	—	52
65	28040	Ellenboro	—	—	24
66	28042	Fallston	—	—	0
67	28043	Forest City	—	—	12
68	28052	Gastonia	—	—	32
69	28054	Gastonia	—	—	27
70	28056	Gastonia	—	—	66
71	28073	Grover	—	—	5
72	28075	Harrisburg	—	—	11
73	28076	Henrietta	—	—	0
74	28077	High Shoals	—	—	—
75	28080	Iron Station	—	—	2
76	28081	Kannapolis	—	—	11
77	28083	Kannapolis	—	—	6
78	28086	Kings Mountain	—	—	29
79	28088	Landis	—	—	6
80	28089	Lattimore	—	—	—
81	28090	Lawndale	—	—	3
82	28091	Lilesville	—	—	21
83	28097	Locust	—	—	11
84	28098	Lowell	—	—	13
85	28101	Mc Adenville	—	—	1
86	28102	Mc Farlan	—	—	—
87	28107	Midland	—	—	9
88	28109	Misenheimer	—	—	—
89	28112	Monroe	—	—	5
90	28114	Mooresboro	—	—	11
91	28115	Mooresville	—	—	10
92	28117	Mooresville	—	—	16
93	28119	Morven	—	—	19
94	28120	Mount Holly	—	—	17
95	28124	Mount Pleasant	—	—	34
96	28125	Mount Ulla	—	—	0
97	28128	Norwood	—	—	10
98	28129	Oakboro	—	—	11
99	28133	Peachland	—	—	28
100	28135	Polkton	—	—	23
101	28136	Polkville	—	—	—
102	28139	Rutherfordton	—	—	13
103	28150	Shelby	—	—	9
104	28152	Shelby	—	—	2
105	28160	Spindale	—	—	0
106	28163	Stanfield	—	—	11
107	28164	Stanley	—	—	17
108	28166	Troutman	—	—	7
109	28167	Union Mills	—	—	0
110	28169	Waco	—	—	0
111	28170	Wadesboro	—	—	33
112	28203	Charlotte	—	—	0

Data Sources

Water quality: EPA SDWIS
Housing: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey
Flood: FEMA NFIP
Flood scope: historical NFIP claim records and claim-rated-zone evidence; this is not current property-map coverage.

Reporting periods vary by source; the page metadata identifies this materialization.

Methodology
Model 4.0.0 averages SDWIS water compliance and UCMR5 PFAS within drinking water, then averages drinking water, county radon, and annual AQI as three equal domains. All four inputs are required. Score methodology → · Rankings methodology →

Disclaimer: Scores are based on EPA SDWIS reported data and are not a guarantee of current water safety. Water quality can change. For the most current information, contact your local water utility or request a Consumer Confidence Report.

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APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Charlotte Home Safety Rankings - 183 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/charlotte/

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@misc{zipcheckup-rankings-metro-charlotte,
  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Charlotte Home Safety Rankings - 183 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/charlotte/}
}

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