Tap water in Wingate, NC — ZIP 28174
2 public water systems serving about 173,635 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 28174
Union County Water System
PWSID NC0190413 · serves 169,685 ·
surface water
0 health-based / 1 total violations (5 yrs)
· PFAS up to 10 ppt — above federal limit
Wingate, Town Of
PWSID NC0190030 · serves 3,950 ·
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