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2026 Rankings

Northampton County, North Carolina Home Safety Rankings - 14 ZIPs

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.

Northampton County, North Carolina (North Carolina) includes 14 tracked ZIP codes and 16 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 (87/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	4	57%
B	3	43%
C	0	0%
D	0	0%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	27862	Pendleton	95	A
2	27869	Rich Square	94	A
3	27897	Woodland	94	A
4	27876	Seaboard	87	A
5	27845	Jackson	83	B
6	27842	Henrico	80	B
7	27832	Gaston	78	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	27832	Gaston	78	B	14 violations
2	27842	Henrico	80	B	10 violations
3	27845	Jackson	83	B	93 violations
4	27876	Seaboard	87	A	86 violations
5	27897	Woodland	94	A	73 violations
6	27869	Rich Square	94	A	72 violations
7	27862	Pendleton	95	A	71 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Stage 2 DBP Rule	46	11
Stage 1 DBP Rule	40	11
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	25	11
Surface Water Treatment Rule	25	11
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	23	11
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	20	11
Lead and Copper Rule	14	9
Barium	9	9

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0025 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 11 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
15% of housing built before 1950
34% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Conway, NC — 1 ZIP code
Garysburg, NC — 1 ZIP code
Gaston, NC — 1 ZIP code
Henrico, NC — 1 ZIP code
Jackson, NC — 1 ZIP code
Margarettsville, NC — 1 ZIP code
Pendleton, NC — 1 ZIP code
Pleasant Hill, NC — 1 ZIP code
Potecasi, NC — 1 ZIP code
Rich Square, NC — 1 ZIP code
Roxobel, NC — 1 ZIP code
Seaboard, NC — 1 ZIP code
Severn, NC — 1 ZIP code
Woodland, NC — 1 ZIP code

All 14 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	27862	Pendleton	95	A	71
2	27869	Rich Square	94	A	72
3	27897	Woodland	94	A	73
4	27876	Seaboard	87	A	86
5	27845	Jackson	83	B	93
6	27842	Henrico	80	B	10
7	27832	Gaston	78	B	14
8	27820	Conway	—	—	68
9	27831	Garysburg	—	—	95
10	27853	Margarettsville	—	—	68
11	27866	Pleasant Hill	—	—	83
12	27872	Roxobel	—	—	—

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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ZipCheckup. (2026). Northampton County, North Carolina Home Safety Rankings - 14 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/northampton-north-carolina/

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