Tap water in Burlington, NC — ZIP 27217
2 public water systems serving about 79,719 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
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Poor
PFAS detected: at least one system serving this ZIP reported PFAS in EPA UCMR 5
testing. Levels and the 2024 federal limits are shown per system below.
Water systems serving 27217
Burlington, City Of
PWSID NC0201010 · serves 61,365 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 2 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 17 ppt — above federal limit
Graham, City Of
PWSID NC0201015 · serves 18,354 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 10.6 ppt — above federal limit
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology