What's in KINSTON, CITY OF's water?

KINSTON, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 27,475 people through 10,800 service connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, KINSTON, CITY OF ranks 8,034th by violation burden (38th percentile) - 13 violations total, 1 health-based.

Against the NC average

KINSTON, CITY OF's 1 health-based violations sit within the NC average of 5.7, across 360 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

KINSTON, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2022-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2004-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

The concern categories on record

KINSTON, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

• Other regulated metals - flagged from: Asbestos

The most severe category on record is other regulated metals, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What KINSTON, CITY OF's record does not cover

Everything on this page is KINSTON, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for KINSTON, CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.