DrinkingWaterCheck

What's in MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF's water?

MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 18,846 people get their water from it, across 7,420 connections.

MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF's record against the rest of the country

42 total violations and 2 health-based ones put MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF at the 54th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,966 of 12,903.

Against the NC average

MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF's 2 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

MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2026-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-05-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.

The concern categories on record

MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN 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:

The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF's record does not cover

MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 42 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.