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ZIP Code 28001 Water Quality
North Carolina · 17,529 people served · 7 water systems
F
FailingZIP code 28001 is in North Carolina and is a small city from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 17,529 people served by 7 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to ALBEMARLE.
Within ZIP code 28001, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 27 health-based violations during the past five years across 7 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
ZIP Code Location
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Cities in ZIP 28001
Water Systems Serving 28001
CANTON HEIGHTS MHP
PWSID: NC0184135
132 served
STANLY CO-WEST STANLY DIST
PWSID: NC0184035
9,939 served
STANLY CO-MILLINGPORT DIST
PWSID: NC2084005
709 served
STANLY CO-AQUADALE DIST
PWSID: NC0184143
3,632 served
STANLY CO-BADIN RD DIST
PWSID: NC0184142
140 served
STANLY CO-PALESTINE-BADIN DIST
PWSID: NC0184141
1,964 served
STANLY CO-PINEY POINT DIST
PWSID: NC0184144
1,013 served
About ZIP-code water data
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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