Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V
EPA ID: NC7024007 · 10,442 people served · 1 ZIP code
Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V earns a clean bill from EPA monitoring — no violations in five years across a service area of 10,442 people.
Data: EPA SDWIS Last verified: 2026-04-02
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V serves a community with a median household income of $48,963 and an estimated 17,833 residents across its service area. Approximately 56% of housing stock was built before 1986, which increases the likelihood of lead service lines and older plumbing.
Environmental Justice Note: 92% of the population in this service area is classified as disadvantaged under EPA's EJScreen criteria. Communities with higher disadvantaged populations often face disproportionate environmental and health burdens, including aging water infrastructure and limited resources for remediation.
💧 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V's water is pumped from underground aquifers. Groundwater is naturally filtered through rock and soil, but it can be vulnerable to PFAS contamination, nitrates from agriculture, and industrial chemicals that seep into the water table.
About 1% of homes in Columbus County, North Carolina rely on private wells rather than public water systems. Private well owners are responsible for their own water testing and treatment.
Infrastructure Risk
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in North Carolina
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V (EPA ID: NC7024007) is a community water system in North Carolina that serves approximately 10,442 people from groundwater sources.
This system serves ZIP code 28472 in Whiteville.
Violation History
Lead & Copper
No Lead and Copper Rule sampling data available for this water system.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage note: This system is not yet in the EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 dataset, so its service area is derived from SDWIS registry metadata (city of record). Given the system serves 10,442 people, the real service area very likely spans additional ZIP codes that aren't reflected below.
- 28472 — Whiteville
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V (NC7024007) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V water safe to drink?
Based on EPA records, Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V has no recorded violations in the past 5 years — a positive indicator of water quality management.
How many people does Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V serve?
Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V serves approximately 10,442 people across 1 ZIP code in North Carolina.
Where does Columbus Company Water Districts Ii, Iii, V get its water?
The primary water source is groundwater.
Federal UCMR5 PFAS Monitoring: Tested Clean
This water system was tested under the federal EPA Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR5). No PFAS compounds were detected.
Current MCL reflects the lowest state-enforceable limit (NYS 10 ppt for PFOA/PFOS, effective August 2020). The federal final MCL of 4 ppt for PFOA/PFOS (EPA April 2024 rule) is not enforceable until April 2029. Detections above 4 ppt but below 10 ppt are below current MCL but above the future federal limit.
Source: U.S. EPA UCMR5 (Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, 5th cycle) — per-system federal sampling, 2023–2025. EPA UCMR5 monitoring program →
Lead Service Line Inventory
Service line breakdown reported under the federal Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI) inventory requirement:
This system reports zero confirmed lead service lines in its inventory. Unknown-material counts may still warrant verification.
Federal LCRI rule (effective October 2024) requires every public water system to inventory its service lines and complete lead-line replacement within 10 years.
Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Service Line Inventory (Phase 2) · Submitted 2026
ZipCheckup is not affiliated with the utility or state agency. Inventory figures render verbatim from the public LCRI submission cited above; ZipCheckup does not perform inspections or replacements.