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Carteret County, North Carolina: drinking water records
This overview covers 17 ZIP codes and 32 community water systems in Carteret County. It also stands in for 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morehead City, Town of NC0416015 | 18,846 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Atlantic Beach, Town of NC0416035 | 6,380 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 ppb |
| Newport Water System NC0416020 | 5,453 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Bogue Banks Water Corporation NC0416028 | 4,995 | 360 | 0 | 1 | 4 ppb |
| Beaufort, Town of NC0416010 | 4,452 | 180 | 0 | 1 | 4 ppb |
| West Carteret Water Corp NC0416040 | 19,512 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Pine Knoll Shores NC0416031 | 4,800 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Brandywine Bay NC0416163 | 2,245 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 ppb |
| Down East MHP NC0416117 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| North River/Mill Creek Water Service Dis NC0416197 | 4,417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 ppb |
| Harkers Island Sanitary Dist NC0416025 | 2,586 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 ppb |
| Goose Creek Resort NC0416130 | 1,600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Seagate I NC0416174 | 345 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 ppb |
| Eastman Creek Landing S/D NC7016013 | 335 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Jones Estates Lynchburg VA LLC VA5031825 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Atlantic Village MHP NC0416192 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Dogwood Family Campground NC7016045 | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Atlantic MHP NC0416160 | 113 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Atlantic MHP II NC0416166 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Seagate IV NC0416187 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Riverstone NC0416182 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Ballou MHP NC0416101 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Harkers Village S/D NC0416221 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 ppb |
| Merrimon Water System NC0416198 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 ppb |
| Hunting Estates NC0416186 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
ZIP reports in Carteret 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: 28511, 28520, 28524, 28528, 28531, 28553, 28577, 28579, 28581, 28589.
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.