Is OAKBORO, TOWN OF's water safe to drink?
OAKBORO, TOWN OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,173, over 1,350 connections.
How this compares nationally
128 total violations and 18 health-based ones put OAKBORO, TOWN OF at the 92th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 980 of 12,903.
Against the NC average
OAKBORO, TOWN OF's 18 health-based violations sit above 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
OAKBORO, TOWN OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2016-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/26/2026.
The concern categories on record
OAKBORO, 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What OAKBORO, TOWN OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is OAKBORO, TOWN OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 18 health-based violations on file for OAKBORO, TOWN 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.