Elm City, Town of

ZipCheckup's reading of EPA records for Elm City, Town of (NC0498020): 1 violation recorded with unresolved status in the SDWIS data used. In the federal compliance data used here, Elm City, Town of has 1 violation listed as open; the utility serves approximately 1,450 people.

Data: EPA SDWIS

System Overview

Elm City, Town of (EPA ID: NC0498020) is a community water system in North Carolina that serves approximately 1,450 people from surface water sources.

This system serves ZIP code 27822 in Elm City.

Violation History

Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 18 resolved, 10 archived, 1 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.

Recent Violations

Contaminants Detected

The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:

Health Risk Details

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) (EPA limit: 0.06 mg/L)

Increased risk of cancer

Treatment options (verify a product is certified to reduce this contaminant): granular activated carbon (GAC), carbon block filter, reverse osmosis. Find the right filter →

Lead & Copper

EPA Lead and Copper Rule evidence attributed directly to this water system:

No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.

ZIP Codes Served

Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by NC or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.

• 27822 - Elm City

Data Sources

This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View available EPA compliance records for Elm City, Town of (NC0498020) on EPA.gov.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Elm City, Town of water safe to drink?

The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows 1 current health-based noncompliance record for Elm City, Town of. Review the utility's current notices and EPA record. This system-level compliance history cannot determine conditions at a specific tap.

How many people does Elm City, Town of serve?

Elm City, Town of serves approximately 1,450 people across 1 ZIP code in North Carolina.

Where does Elm City, Town of get its water?

The primary water source is surface water.

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