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Rutherford County, North Carolina: drinking water records
This overview covers 12 ZIP codes and 15 community water systems in Rutherford County. It also stands in for 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest City, Town of NC0181010 | 21,521 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Broad River Water Authority NC0181035 | 18,242 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 ppb |
| Ellenboro Town of NC0181038 | 2,322 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Lake Lure, Town of NC0181020 | 1,176 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 ppb |
| Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley NC0181133 | 950 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Lake Lure Village Resort NC0181138 | 226 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Firefly Cove NC1081024 | 99 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15.5 ppb |
| Colonial Manor Rest Home NC0181132 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 ppb |
| Concord Comm Water System NC0181050 | 1,867 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Fairfield Mountains No 1 NC0181126 | 1,798 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.9 ppb |
| Bostic, Town of NC0181040 | 953 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Bridges S/D NC0181103 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Holly Hills S/D NC0181134 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Chimney Rock Village NC0181107 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 ppb |
| Pine Tree Mobile Estates VA2161680 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 ppb |
ZIP reports in Rutherford 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: 28746.
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.