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Macon County, North Carolina: drinking water records
This overview covers 5 ZIP codes and 27 community water systems in Macon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin, Town of NC0157010 | 9,650 | 120 | 0 | 2 | 17 ppb |
| Highlands, Town of NC0157015 | 6,614 | 120 | 0 | 3 | 4 ppb |
| Highlands Falls Country Club NC0157123 | 650 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 ppb |
| Wildcat Cliffs Country Club NC0157118 | 445 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Flat Mountain Estates NC0157102 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Wildwood Mountain S/D NC0157135 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 ppb |
| Cullasaja Club NC0157143 | 800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Mill Creek Estates Property Owners Asso. NC1057011 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Watauga Vista NC0157125 | 361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Riverbend Estates NC0157108 | 323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 ppb |
| Lbj Job Corps NC0157428 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Cold Springs Poa NC0157138 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| King Mountain Club Water NC0157117 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Laurel Ridge NC0157137 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Sassafras Gap Employee Village NC0157154 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Cottages at Lake Osseroga NC1057005 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 ppb |
| Dowdle Trace S/D NC0157144 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Gemstone Village NC1057026 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Heritage Hills NC0157150 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Highgate S/D NC1057013 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 ppb |
| Cullasaja River S/D NC0157152 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| El Shaddai NC0157155 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 ppb |
| Nantahala Shores NC0157147 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Cowee Mountain S/D NC0157153 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| The Gardens at Cat Creek NC1057008 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
ZIP reports in Macon 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: 28763, 28781.
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.