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North Carolina · 214,983 people served · 701 water systems
ZIP code 27511 is in North Carolina and is a mid-sized community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 214,983 people served by 701 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to CARY.
Within ZIP code 27511, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 80 health-based violations during the past five years across 701 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of F reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
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TIMBERLAKE WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0286124
61 served
SPRINGFIELD WATER SUPPLY
PWSID: NC0286117
74 served
STERLINGSHIRE S/D
PWSID: NC3041062
147 served
GREEN HEIGHTS WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0286106
36 served
COLONIAL WOODS WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0286103
206 served
CRUTCHFIELD FARMS S/D
PWSID: NC3041042
81 served
THE FARMS AT SUMMERFIELD
PWSID: NC0241237
46 served
SOUTH RIDGE S/D
PWSID: NC0286170
135 served
RING CREEK S/D
PWSID: NC3086036
61 served
TRIPLE LAKES S/D
PWSID: NC3041023
315 served
MEADOW VIEW ESTATES S/D
PWSID: NC0286155
51 served
BLUE WATER COVE S/D
PWSID: NC3034012
38 served
DEERPATH S/D
PWSID: NC0234192
142 served
HARKERS VILLAGE S/D
PWSID: NC0416221
94 served
SEAGATE I
PWSID: NC0416174
345 served
WILLOW CREEK S/D
PWSID: NC0392230
74 served
TIMBERLAKE MHP
PWSID: NC0273103
107 served
ROLLING ACRES S/D
PWSID: NC0392247
58 served
SHEFFIELD PARK S/D
PWSID: NC0230109
79 served
POLKS TRAIL S/D
PWSID: NC0319134
43 served
EAGLEWOOD FARMS S/D
PWSID: NC0392394
102 served
HUNTER`S RIDGE S/D
PWSID: NC0291120
81 served
LYNNBANK ESTATES
PWSID: NC0291121
115 served
ROWLAND POND S/D
PWSID: NC4092043
363 served
WOODBRIDGE S/D
PWSID: NC0319135
143 served
KENDALL HILL MASTER
PWSID: NC4392225
267 served
GREYTHORNE S/D
PWSID: NC4092021
94 served
HARMONY GLEN S/D
PWSID: NC4392229
74 served
RIDGEBROOK BLUFF S/D
PWSID: NC4392101
234 served
SEDGEMOOR S/D
PWSID: NC4392102
435 served
DOOLIE MEADOWS S/D
PWSID: NC0149189
56 served
HARBOR VIEW S/D
PWSID: NC0149190
549 served
ASHLEY WOODS S/D
PWSID: NC0149191
97 served
RAMBLING RIDGE S/D
PWSID: NC0145155
200 served
HUNTCLIFF S/D
PWSID: NC0241217
262 served
CEDAR CREEK S/D
PWSID: NC0276202
105 served
PENMAN HEIGHTS
PWSID: NC0276204
74 served
ALLENDALE HEIGHTS
PWSID: NC0276207
78 served
IDLEWILD PARK
PWSID: NC0136151
84 served
ROSELAND HEIGHTS S/D
PWSID: NC0149134
51 served
RIDGECREST/BAKERSFIELD S/D
PWSID: NC3041066
343 served
STONEY OAKS S/D
PWSID: NC0136356
74 served
SHADOW OAKS S/D
PWSID: NC0136358
318 served
FARMWOOD S/D(COUNTRYWOODS S/D)
PWSID: NC0136290
246 served
PINEVIEW S/D
PWSID: NC0136329
102 served
CHAPEL RIDGE S/D
PWSID: NC4019009
2,098 served
CAMERON POINT S/D
PWSID: NC0136397
86 served
COUNTRY CROSSING S/D
PWSID: NC0155134
191 served
DEERWOOD S/D
PWSID: NC0155135
109 served
FOXFIRE S/D
PWSID: NC0136154
61 served
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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