Tap water in Smithfield, NC — ZIP 27527
4 public water systems serving about 167,924 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 27527
Johnston Co-West
PWSID NC0351070 · serves 99,027 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 15.6 ppt — above federal limit
Clayton, Town Of
PWSID NC0351020 · serves 30,876 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 8.2 ppt — above federal limit
Johnston Co-East
PWSID NC4051018 · serves 25,212 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 14.4 ppt — above federal limit
Flowers Plantation
PWSID NC0351195 · serves 12,809 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 2 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 9.5 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