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Raleigh-Durham Home Safety Rankings - 141 ZIPs

Name: Raleigh-Durham Home Safety Rankings - 141 ZIPs
Creator: ZipCheckup
Published: 2026-10-18
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.

Raleigh-Durham (North Carolina) includes 141 tracked ZIP codes and 133 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: C (69/100)

Grade	ZIP Codes	%
A	0	0%
B	25	49%
C	17	33%
D	9	18%
F	0	0%

Top 10 ZIP Codes by Home Safety Score

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade
1	27509	Butner	83	B
2	27565	Oxford	83	B
3	27573	Roxboro	83	B
4	27574	Roxboro	83	B
5	27583	Timberlake	83	B
6	27695	Raleigh	83	B
7	27701	Durham	83	B
8	27504	Benson	82	B
9	27511	Cary	82	B
10	27522	Creedmoor	82	B

10 Riskiest ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Risk Factor
1	27610	Raleigh	50	D	46 violations
2	27606	Raleigh	50	D	43 violations
3	27603	Raleigh	50	D	279 violations
4	27587	Wake Forest	50	D	47 violations
5	27545	Knightdale	50	D	82 violations
6	27539	Apex	50	D	131 violations
7	27529	Garner	50	D	80 violations
8	27614	Raleigh	52	D	26 violations
9	27560	Morrisville	53	D	40 violations
10	27616	Raleigh	56	C	14 violations

Most Common Contaminant Violations

Contaminant	Violations	ZIPs Affected
Surface Water Treatment Rule	283	53
Consumer Confidence Report Rule	133	51
Lead and Copper Rule	120	37
Stage 2 DBP Rule	116	40
Stage 1 DBP Rule	109	45
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	107	41
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHM)	102	42
Gross Alpha	60	11

Lead Risk

Average of reported 90th-percentile lead results: 0.0051 mg/L (below EPA action level)
0 of 89 ZIP codes with known status exceed EPA lead action level
6% of housing built before 1950
16% of housing built before 1970

Cities in This Metro

Raleigh, NC — 44 ZIP codes
Durham, NC — 16 ZIP codes
Cary, NC — 5 ZIP codes
Chapel Hill, NC — 5 ZIP codes
Goldsboro, NC — 5 ZIP codes
Apex, NC — 3 ZIP codes
Clayton, NC — 3 ZIP codes
Creedmoor, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Henderson, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Roxboro, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Wake Forest, NC — 2 ZIP codes
Angier, NC — 1 ZIP code
Bahama, NC — 1 ZIP code
Benson, NC — 1 ZIP code
Broadway, NC — 1 ZIP code
Buies Creek, NC — 1 ZIP code
Bullock, NC — 1 ZIP code
Bunn, NC — 1 ZIP code
Butner, NC — 1 ZIP code
Carrboro, NC — 1 ZIP code
Coats, NC — 1 ZIP code
Four Oaks, NC — 1 ZIP code
Franklinton, NC — 1 ZIP code
Fuquay Varina, NC — 1 ZIP code
Garner, NC — 1 ZIP code
Holly Springs, NC — 1 ZIP code
Hurdle Mills, NC — 1 ZIP code
Kenly, NC — 1 ZIP code
Kipling, NC — 1 ZIP code
Kittrell, NC — 1 ZIP code

...and 33 more cities

All 141 ZIP Codes Ranked

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Rank	ZIP	City	Score	Grade	Violations
1	27509	Butner	83	B	0
2	27565	Oxford	83	B	2
3	27573	Roxboro	83	B	0
4	27574	Roxboro	83	B	0
5	27583	Timberlake	83	B	0
6	27695	Raleigh	83	B	0
7	27701	Durham	83	B	2
8	27504	Benson	82	B	3
9	27511	Cary	82	B	3
10	27522	Creedmoor	82	B	3
11	27704	Durham	82	B	3
12	27513	Cary	81	B	7
13	27527	Clayton	81	B	8
14	27707	Durham	81	B	8
15	27712	Durham	81	B	7
16	27518	Cary	79	B	12
17	27523	Apex	79	B	10
18	27519	Cary	75	B	25
19	27520	Clayton	75	B	24
20	27562	New Hill	75	B	16
21	27576	Selma	73	B	23
22	27705	Durham	73	B	23
23	27524	Four Oaks	72	B	28
24	27713	Durham	72	B	24
25	27542	Kenly	71	B	25
26	27569	Princeton	67	C	26
27	27577	Smithfield	67	C	36
28	27592	Willow Spring	67	C	167
29	27608	Raleigh	67	C	0
30	27609	Raleigh	67	C	0
31	27703	Durham	67	C	102
32	27604	Raleigh	66	C	2
33	27612	Raleigh	66	C	2
34	27617	Raleigh	66	C	2
35	27502	Apex	65	C	3
36	27607	Raleigh	65	C	4
37	27613	Raleigh	62	C	16
38	27615	Raleigh	62	C	14
39	27540	Holly Springs	60	C	14
40	27591	Wendell	59	C	19
41	27571	Rolesville	57	C	10
42	27616	Raleigh	56	C	14
43	27560	Morrisville	53	D	40
44	27614	Raleigh	52	D	26
45	27529	Garner	50	D	80
46	27539	Apex	50	D	131
47	27545	Knightdale	50	D	82
48	27587	Wake Forest	50	D	47
49	27603	Raleigh	50	D	279
50	27606	Raleigh	50	D	43
51	27610	Raleigh	50	D	46
52	27501	Angier	—	—	12
53	27503	Bahama	—	—	2
54	27505	Broadway	—	—	5
55	27506	Buies Creek	—	—	0
56	27507	Bullock	—	—	—
57	27508	Bunn	—	—	15
58	27510	Carrboro	—	—	1
59	27514	Chapel Hill	—	—	6
60	27516	Chapel Hill	—	—	19
61	27517	Chapel Hill	—	—	8
62	27521	Coats	—	—	0
63	27525	Franklinton	—	—	17
64	27526	Fuquay Varina	—	—	205
65	27530	Goldsboro	—	—	7
66	27531	Goldsboro	—	—	0
67	27533	Goldsboro	—	—	—
68	27534	Goldsboro	—	—	10
69	27536	Henderson	—	—	8
70	27537	Henderson	—	—	22
71	27541	Hurdle Mills	—	—	0
72	27544	Kittrell	—	—	19
73	27546	Lillington	—	—	2
74	27549	Louisburg	—	—	24
75	27551	Macon	—	—	0
76	27553	Manson	—	—	0
77	27555	Micro	—	—	—
78	27556	Middleburg	—	—	0
79	27557	Middlesex	—	—	30
80	27559	Moncure	—	—	22
81	27563	Norlina	—	—	13
82	27568	Pine Level	—	—	4
83	27572	Rougemont	—	—	2
84	27581	Stem	—	—	—
85	27582	Stovall	—	—	—
86	27584	Townsville	—	—	—
87	27589	Warrenton	—	—	13
88	27594	Wise	—	—	—
89	27596	Youngsville	—	—	12
90	27597	Zebulon	—	—	42
91	27601	Raleigh	—	—	0
92	27605	Raleigh	—	—	0
93	27708	Durham	—	—	2

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). Raleigh-Durham Home Safety Rankings - 141 ZIPs. https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/raleigh/

BibTeX

@misc{zipcheckup-rankings-metro-raleigh,
  author = {{ZipCheckup}},
  title  = {{Raleigh-Durham Home Safety Rankings - 141 ZIPs}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://zipcheckup.com/rankings/metro/raleigh/}
}

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