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Buncombe County, North Carolina: drinking water records
This overview covers 16 ZIP codes and 30 community water systems in Buncombe County. It also stands in for 2 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.
System population figures are summed from EPA registry records and can overlap where wholesalers and retail systems serve the same people. They are not a Census county-population estimate.
Water systems with the most complete records
| Water system | People served | PFAS survey results | PFAS found | Health-based violations | Lead, 9 in 10 homes at or below |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asheville City of NC0111010 | 157,431 | 360 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Woodfin Sanitary Water and Sewer NC0111015 | 10,122 | 240 | 0 | 2 | 0 ppb |
| Black Mountain, Town of NC0111020 | 11,976 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Weaverville, Town of NC0111025 | 8,359 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Biltmore Forest, Town of NC0111030 | 1,356 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Montreat Water System NC0111484 | 798 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Northview MHP NC0111151 | 516 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Mount Pisgah Academy NC0111487 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Ymca-Blue Ridge Assembly NC0111104 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Waightstill Mountain NC1011055 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Kirk Glen S/D NC0111149 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 ppb |
| Jewel Acres Water Service NC0111130 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Rolling Oaks Estates NC0111142 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Wind Shadows Circle MHP NC0111127 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 ppb |
| Avalon Acres MHP NC0111134 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Shanna Apartments NC0111139 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 ppb |
| Under the Blue Ridge NC0111147 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Royal Gorge Water Utility NC0111118 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Bent Creek Water System NC0111102 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Christmount Christian Assembly NC0111108 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Country Place S/D NC0111157 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Johnson-Siler MHP NC0111171 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Rangeview Acres MHP NC0111125 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Hazelwood Homeowners Assoc NC0111150 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Mountain Vista @ Luther Cove NC1011035 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.6 ppb |
ZIP reports in Buncombe County
No ZIP report in this county is published yet.
These ZIP codes are covered by this overview because their utility has too little EPA data for a separate page: 28709, 28770.
Sources and scope
EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data, samples collected 2023-01-03 – 2026-06-17, final release, August 2026 (file dated Aug 28, 2026); EPA SDWIS via ECHO, 2026Q2 extract (file dated Jul 9, 2026); EPA service-area boundaries v3.0; Census 2020 ZCTAs. Page generated 2026-09-03.
Counts cover the systems that report this county to EPA. A water system may cross county lines. "Found" means at least one result at or above the laboratory reporting level; it is not a compliance finding.