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Orange County, North Carolina: drinking water records

This overview covers 7 ZIP codes and 27 community water systems in Orange County. It also stands in for 1 ZIP codes whose utility has too little EPA data for a page of its own.

In focus7ZIP codes in this overview
Public records. Clearer context.
3
systems in EPA's PFAS survey
2
systems where PFAS was found
1
systems at or above the PFOA or PFOS limit, on the yearly-average basis EPA uses
4
systems that have reached the lead action level
3
systems with a health-based violation since 2016

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 systemPeople servedPFAS survey resultsPFAS foundHealth-based violationsLead, 9 in 10 homes at or below
Orange-Alamance Water System NC03680209,223360560 ppb
Orange Water & Sewer Authority NC036801086,500120200.7 ppb
Hillsborough, Town of NC036801514,006120000 ppb
The Trails S/D NC03681822000080 ppb
Stoneridge Master NC03681856810000 ppb
Birchwood MHP NC03681053120003 ppb
Robin`s Wood NC03681452460000 ppb
Maple Ridge MHP NC03681222160000 ppb
Northwood S/D NC03681792080000 ppb
Whispering Pines NC03681351830000 ppb
Orange MHP NC03681481440000 ppb
Hill Top MHP NC03681181390000 ppb
Wildcat Creek S/D NC03681161140000 ppb
Arbor Hill MHP NC0368108960000 ppb
Euglena Junction NC0368162960000 ppb
Stonegate MHP S/D NC0368193960000 ppb
Heartwood S/D NC0368189940000 ppb
Wood`s MHP NC0368138890000 ppb
South Grove Subdivision NC4068021750000 ppb
Riley`s MHP NC0368160650000 ppb
Oak Grove MHP NC0368152640000 ppb
Sturbridge Village NC0368190530000 ppb
Foxboro Estates NC0368144480000 ppb
Woodland Park NC036814741001not reported
Carolantic Park NC0368125400000 ppb

ZIP reports in Orange 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: 27231.

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.

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