Durham, NC water quality
Durham, NC is served by 55 public water systems, serving 341,621 people combined. Across those systems, we count 1 health-based violation in the last 5 years. The worst Tap Grade among them is C.
Water systems serving Durham
DURHAM, CITY OF
DURHAM, NC · 333,490 served
HARDSCRABBLE S/D
CARY, NC · 643 served
CAROLINA FRIENDS SCHOOL
CHAPEL HILL, NC · 566 served
MANGUM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DURHAM, NC · 365 served
GREYMOSS S/D
CARY, NC · 361 served
WILLOW HILL S/D
CARY, NC · 329 served
BIRCHWOOD MHP
CARY, NC · 312 served
WHISPERING PINES MHP
DURHAM, NC · 305 served
CANTERBURY ESTATES
CARY, NC · 293 served
DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL
DURHAM, NC · 285 served
FOX RUN S/D
CARY, NC · 272 served
HEATHER GLEN S/D
CHARLOTTE, NC · 255 served
NEW HORIZON CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 250 served
MAPLE RIDGE MHP
OWINGS HILLS, NC · 216 served
SPRINGS OF LIFE BIBLE CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 200 served
THE HILLS OF ROSEMONT
CHAPEL HILL, NC · 192 served
ROLLINGVIEW STATE PARK
WAKE FOREST, NC · 191 served
CARDENS CREEK S/D
CARY, NC · 183 served
WHISPERING PINES
CARY, NC · 183 served
TRAPPER`S CREEK S/D
CARY, NC · 158 served
SHADY GROVE FWB CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 150 served
ENO RIVER ST PARK
DURHAM, NC · 150 served
MT BETHEL UMC
DURHAM, NC · 150 served
ORANGE MHP
GIBSONVILLE, NC · 144 served
LAKE RIDGE PARK
CARY, NC · 125 served
MT MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 120 served
TYNDRUM S/D
CARY, NC · 102 served
MASONWOODS S/D
CARY, NC · 97 served
STONEGATE MHP S/D
DURHAM, NC · 96 served
ARBOR HILL MHP
DURHAM, NC · 96 served
PLAINVIEW BAPTIST CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 90 served
WOOD`S MHP
GIBSONVILLE, NC · 89 served
KERLEY GARDENS
DURHAM, NC · 87 served
ST MATTHEW CATHOLIC CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 85 served
DURHAM COUNTY ROUGEMONT WATER SYSTEM
DURHAM, NC · 84 served
HIGHLAND PARK S/D
CARY, NC · 76 served
CORNERSTONE BIBLE CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 75 served
NEW CALVARY CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 70 served
LEESVILLE ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 70 served
BRENTWOOD S/D
CARY, NC · 69 served
SHAW HILLS S/D
CARY, NC · 66 served
KEENELAND MANOR S/D
CARY, NC · 51 served
HOLLOW ROCK RACQUET&SWIM CLUB
DURHAM, NC · 50 served
HARVEST GLEN BAPTIST CHURCH
DURHAM, NC · 50 served
MT HERMON BAPT CHURCH
CHAPEL HILL, NC · 45 served
GLOBAL MONTESSORI ACADEMY
PITTSBORO, NC · 35 served
WILKINS ROAD PARK
DURHAM, NC · 30 served
FIRST LEDGE ROCK BAPTIST CH
DURHAM, NC · 30 served
WEST POINT ON ENO AMPHITHEATRE
DURHAM, NC · 30 served
LITTLE RIVER LAKE BOAT HOUSE
DURHAM, NC · 30 served
SPRUCE PINE LODGE
DURHAM, NC · 30 served
SELF-VENTURES FUND-AVILA
DURHAM, NC · 25 served
LAKE MICHIE BOAT DOCK
DURHAM, NC · 25 served
SEAGROVES SUPPLY COMPANY
DURHAM, NC · 25 served
ROLLINGVIEW MARINA
DURHAM, NC · 25 served
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Is Durham, NC tap water safe to drink?
55 public water systems serve Durham, NC, with 1 health-based violation in the last 5 years across them. The worst Tap Grade among them is C. A Tap Grade summarizes public EPA compliance records; it is not a determination that water is safe or unsafe to drink.
Does Durham's water have lead in it?
The most recent 90th-percentile lead sample is 6 ppb, versus the EPA action level of 15 ppb.
Has PFAS been detected in Durham's water?
Yes — at least one water system serving Durham has detected PFAS under UCMR5.
Other cities in North Carolina
See all of North Carolina →Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO · Data as of 2026Q2
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