Tap water in Sanford, NC — ZIP 27312

2 public water systems serving about 29,796 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.

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 27312

Chatham Co-North

PWSID NC0319126 · serves 23,088 · surface water

1 health-based / 3 total violations (5 yrs) · PFAS up to 4.8 ppt

Pittsboro, Town Of

PWSID NC0319015 · serves 6,708 · surface water

1 health-based / 4 total violations (5 yrs) · PFAS up to 12.4 ppt

Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology