Water Quality Report

Edward, NC (27821) Home Safety Report

EPA data for Beaufort Company Southside

0 recorded EPA violations (2021-2026)

EPA records for the water systems mapped to 27821 in Edward, NC contain zero recorded violations for inclusive record years 2021 through 2026. This does not establish that every category was monitored or published, and it does not cover events outside that source window.

Data source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SDWIS

Based on EPA Drinking Water FEMA Flood Data U.S. Census CDC Energy Information Admin. USGS Water Data & 9 more federal sources

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Current EPA violation data unavailable

Safety Score N/A

Water Quality No violations

Lead Risk Below action level Below the reporting limit, 90th percentile, sample period ending 2025-12-31

NFIP Claim History N/A

Data confidence: High (direct measurement) Medium (sampled / sub-geography) Low (modeled / inferred) Methodology →

At a Glance

Water No drinking-water violations in EPA records since 2021.
Lead The reported 90th-percentile lead result is below the laboratory reporting limit, not a measured zero; EPA's health goal for lead is zero.
Radon EPA Zone 3 - county-level radon potential, not evidence of a low home result.

Contaminant Summary

Evidence unavailable

Report data assembled: Jul 27, 2026 EPA water-system identity: source date or period is not present in ZipCheckup's accepted source record EPA violation history: more than two update cycles old Lead, copper and UCMR measurements: source date or period is not present in ZipCheckup's accepted source record

Water System

9,369

People Served

Health Violations (since 2021)

Groundwater

Water Source

Zone 3

County Radon Potential · Low

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Score Breakdown

Overall Home Safety Score: Score unavailable

Required evidence is missing. Missing values remain unknown and are not imputed or renormalized.

Canonical components

EPA water compliance

100/100

Observed

PFAS MCL screen

100/100

Observed

EPA radon zone

100/100

Observed

Annual EPA AirData AQI

Unknown

Evidence missing

Required domains

Drinking water

100/100

Indoor environment

100/100

Outdoor environment

Unknown

Coverage: 3 of 4 components and 2 of 3 domains observed.

Model 4.0.0; series home-safety-v4-cross-vertical.

Safety & Health (5) MODERATE

Your Water System

ZIP code 27821 in Edward, North Carolina is mapped to the water system Beaufort Company Southside (EPA ID: NC0407040). This system provides water to approximately 9,369 people from groundwater sources.

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27012 (Clemmons) - 3 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27013 (Cleveland) - 7 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27014 (Cooleemee) - 9 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27016 (Danbury)
27017 (Dobson) - 5 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27018 (East Bend) - 3 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27019 (Germanton) - 98 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27020 (Hamptonville) - 6 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27021 (King) - 5 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27022 (Lawsonville)
27023 (Lewisville) - 1 violation recorded for mapped water systems
27024 (Lowgap)
27025 (Madison) - 21 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27027 (Mayodan) - 5 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27028 (Mocksville) - 15 violations recorded for mapped water systems

Nearby Water Quality Reports

27806 (Aurora) - 5 mi
27814 (Blounts Creek) - 5 mi
28527 (Ernul) - 11 mi - 5 violations recorded for mapped water systems
27808 (Bath) - 12 mi
28509 (Alliance) - 13 mi
28515 (Bayboro) - 14 mi - 5 violations recorded for mapped water systems
28583 (Stonewall) - 15 mi
28560 (New Bern) - 15 mi - 10 violations recorded for mapped water systems
28587 (Vandemere) - 15 mi
27810 (Belhaven) - 16 mi

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View available EPA compliance records for Beaufort Company Southside (NC0407040) on EPA.gov.

4 of the top compounds applied across the surrounding county in USGS pesticide-use estimates appear on EPA drinking-water monitoring lists. See the agricultural pesticide-use section.

📊 EPA Safe Drinking Water · View source →

UCMR 5 PFAS monitoring: no reportable detections in available records

Available federal UCMR5 records for water systems mapped to ZIP code 27821 show no PFAS detections among the compounds tested, at the program's reporting levels.

The EPA Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5) required community and non-transient non-community water systems serving 3,300 or more people to test for 29 PFAS compounds and lithium between 2023 and 2025. Systems with no detections at the federal minimum reporting level had no results at or above that reporting level.

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Environmental Hazards (10) HIGH

Home & Infrastructure (7) MODERATE

Cost & Community (7) OK

CPSC product recall notices

These national notices are not matched to this ZIP code or water system.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is the tap water in 27821 safe to drink?

EPA SDWIS records 0 violations since 2021 across the water systems mapped to ZIP 27821 (primary system: Beaufort Company Southside), including 0 health-based. The violation table above shows which system each record belongs to. ZipCheckup last updated this page in July 2026. The federal source release date is unavailable, so that month is not presented as source currency.

Where does 27821's water come from?

The recorded water source for Beaufort Company Southside, a system mapped to ZIP code 27821, is Groundwater. This system serves approximately 9,369 people.

How can I get my water tested in Edward?

If Beaufort Company Southside supplies your home, contact it for its Consumer Confidence Report; otherwise contact the water utility that serves your address, or hire a certified lab for independent home water testing. The EPA recommends annual testing if you use a private well.

What is the radon risk for 27821?

27821 is mapped to a county in EPA Radon Zone 3 (low county-level radon potential; EPA recommends testing every home), located in Beaufort County. EPA radon zones range from Zone 1 (highest county-level potential) to Zone 3 (lowest). Testing your home is recommended regardless of zone.

How to cite this page

APA ZipCheckup. (2026). Edward, NC (27821) Home Safety Report. https://zipcheckup.com/report/27821/

BibTeX

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  title  = {{Edward, NC (27821) Home Safety Report}},
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Page version: October 2026.

Nearby ZIP Code Reports

Water quality comparison for ZIP codes near 27821

ZIP Code	City, State	Distance	Grade	Violations
27806	Aurora, NC	4.7 mi	N/A	0
27814	Blounts Creek, NC	4.8 mi	N/A	0
28527	Ernul, NC	10.7 mi	N/A	5
27808	Bath, NC	11.8 mi	N/A	0
28509	Alliance, NC	13.1 mi	N/A	0
28515	Bayboro, NC	13.8 mi	N/A	5
28583	Stonewall, NC	15.1 mi	N/A	0
28560	New Bern, NC	15.2 mi	N/A	10
28587	Vandemere, NC	15.4 mi	N/A	0
27810	Belhaven, NC	16.0 mi	N/A	0