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New Hanover County, North Carolina: drinking water records
This overview covers 10 ZIP codes and 17 community water systems in New Hanover 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Cape Master System NC0465199 | 11,587 | 720 | 2 | 6 | 3 ppb |
| Cfpua - Wrightsville Beach NC0465020 | 5,300 | 420 | 1 | 4 | 0 ppb |
| Cfpua-Wilmington NC0465010 | 212,227 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Carolina Beach Water System NC0465015 | 6,864 | 355 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 ppb |
| Kure Beach Water System NC0465025 | 5,484 | 240 | 0 | 0 | 5 ppb |
| Figure 8 Island NC0465119 | 999 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Carvel Manor MHP OH6500312 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.6 ppb |
| Oyster Point S/D NC0465211 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 ppb |
| Treasure Cove S/D NC0465165 | 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Glynnwood MHP NC0465121 | 208 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 ppb |
| Northside MHP NC0465179 | 180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| South Ridge MHP NC0465206 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 ppb |
| Stanton Hills Community PA5650021 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 ppb |
| Oakley MHP NC0465138 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 ppb |
| Mason Landing S/D NC7065035 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Shady Haven MHP NC0465164 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 ppb |
| Simmons Heights Apartments NC0465217 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
ZIP reports in New Hanover 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: 28405, 28429.
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.