Tap water in Surf City, NC — ZIP 28443

2 public water systems serving about 42,032 people. PFAS "forever chemicals" have been detected here.

Failing

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 28443

Pender County Utilities

PWSID NC7071011 · serves 32,302 · surface water

14 health-based / 17 total violations (5 yrs) · PFAS up to 7.6 ppt

Surf City, Town Of

PWSID NC0471015 · serves 9,730 · groundwater

1 health-based / 6 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