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North Carolina · 87,017 people served · 118 water systems
ZIP code 28224 is in North Carolina and is a mid-sized community from a drinking-water-service perspective, with 87,017 people served by 118 EPA-registered public water systems. It corresponds to CHARLOTTE.
Within ZIP code 28224, the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) records 166 health-based violations during the past five years across 118 water systems serving this postal area. The grade of F reflects the aggregate compliance pattern, not the current daily water quality.
Last updated: 2026-05-18 · Source: EPA SDWIS
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BEECHBROOK S/D
PWSID: NC0136106
97 served
EASTWOOD FOREST MHP
PWSID: NC0160137
366 served
SUGAR MOUNTAIN UTILITY
PWSID: NC0106107
3,226 served
BUFFALO MEADOWS S/D
PWSID: NC0105102
120 served
HIGH MEADOWS S/D
PWSID: NC0103102
650 served
MT MITCHELL LANDS
PWSID: NC0100103
650 served
MOUNTAIN AIR
PWSID: NC0100105
664 served
SKYVIEW PARK
PWSID: NC0136190
158 served
CHAPEL HILL S/D
PWSID: NC0195108
216 served
CRESTVIEW ESTATES S/D
PWSID: NC0195128
87 served
FAIRFIELD MTNS-APPLE VALLEY
PWSID: NC0181133
950 served
CONNESTEE FALLS
PWSID: NC0188104
3,532 served
STONE HOLLOW S/D
PWSID: NC0160281
582 served
COUNTRY HILLS S/D
PWSID: NC0160218
259 served
HUNTINGTON FOREST S/D
PWSID: NC0160146
201 served
TANGLEWOOD ESTATES S/D
PWSID: NC0326342
309 served
RUTLEDGE LANDING NORTH
PWSID: NC4092085
389 served
HARBOR HOUSE S/D
PWSID: NC0160211
25 served
SHERWOOD FOREST WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0188116
680 served
HOUND EARS WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0195112
975 served
POWDER HORN MOUNTAIN
PWSID: NC0195122
548 served
SKI MOUNTAIN S/D
PWSID: NC0195119
397 served
CAMELOT S/D
PWSID: NC0145169
70 served
FOREST HILLS WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0150107
323 served
BAHIA BAY S/D
PWSID: NC0160203
350 served
FAIRFIELD MOUNTAINS NO 1
PWSID: NC0181126
1,798 served
HEATHER GLEN S/D
PWSID: NC0332121
255 served
CAROLINA FOREST WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0362106
596 served
RUTLEDGE LANDING S/D
PWSID: NC4392228
713 served
LAMPLIGHTER SOUTH-DANBY
PWSID: NC0160156
3,297 served
WINSTON PLANTATION
PWSID: NC4051002
229 served
WILDLIFE BAY S/D
PWSID: NC0149192
216 served
WILDERS VILLAGE S/D
PWSID: NC0235125
112 served
COUNTRY CLUB ANNEX
PWSID: NC0234115
38 served
GRANDVIEW WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0234124
198 served
SUBURBAN HEIGHTS S/D
PWSID: NC0136197
61 served
EASTGATE SD FAYETTEVILLE PWC
PWSID: NC0326280
205 served
SKI COUNTRY
PWSID: NC0106119
150 served
MISTY MOUNTAIN
PWSID: NC0114107
369 served
THE RIDGES AT MOUNTAIN HARBOR
PWSID: NC0122108
160 served
BEAR PAW RESORT
PWSID: NC0120103
909 served
BENT CREEK WATER SYSTEM
PWSID: NC0111102
800 served
NORTH RIVER/MILL CREEK WATER SERVICE DIS
PWSID: NC0416197
4,417 served
KINGS GRANT S/D
PWSID: NC0136211
460 served
YORKTOWN S/D
PWSID: NC0234165
272 served
ABINGTON S/D
PWSID: NC0234191
1,506 served
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN
PWSID: NC0195110
88 served
SHERWOOD PARK S/D
PWSID: NC0363115
248 served
STEWARTS RIDGE S/D
PWSID: NC0392400
125 served
WHITE OAK PLANTATION
PWSID: NC0351160
521 served
Postal-code level water quality data is built up from the underlying water systems — multiple ZIPs may share a single utility, and a single ZIP can span multiple utilities. For property-level information, contact the specific utility serving your address. EPA data on this page was last refreshed on 2026-05-18.
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