Tap water in Roanoke Rapids, NC — ZIP 27870
3 public water systems serving about 41,733 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.
D
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 27870
Halifax Co--Halifax
PWSID NC0442040 · serves 20,250 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 5 ppt — above federal limit
Roanoke Rapids Sanitary Dist
PWSID NC0442010 · serves 15,768 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 0 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 5.4 ppt — above federal limit
Northampton--Milwaukee
PWSID NC0466108 · serves 5,715 ·
groundwater
1 health-based / 65 total violations (5 yrs)
Grades summarize EPA SDWIS violation records (last 5 years) and UCMR 5 PFAS results. They are informational, not a health determination. Methodology