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Public water systems in North Carolina

237 public water systems in North Carolina, 13th among the states. Community drinking-water systems owned by a local, state or federal government and serving 3,301 people or more, from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System. Private and tribal systems are not included.

Public water systemPopulation served
CHARLOTTE WATER1,163,701
RALEIGH, CITY OF650,000
WINSTON-SALEM, CITY OF391,900
DURHAM, CITY OF333,490
GREENSBORO, CITY OF319,588
CARY, TOWN OF227,300
FAYETTEVILLE PUBLIC WORKS COMM226,441
CFPUA-WILMINGTON212,227
UNION COUNTY WATER SYSTEM169,685
ASHEVILLE CITY OF157,431
ONSLOW WTR AND SEWER AUTHORITY156,755
BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM151,357
HARNETT REGIONAL WATER121,885
CONCORD, CITY OF120,548
HIGH POINT, CITY OF118,662
GREENVILLE UTILITIES COMM103,140
JOHNSTON CO-WEST99,027
TWO RIVERS UTILITIES96,714
ORANGE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY86,500
APEX, TOWN OF83,001
HENDERSONVILLE, CITY OF79,278
HICKORY CITY OF71,393
ROBESON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM67,970
BURLINGTON, CITY OF61,365
CLEVELAND COUNTY WATER59,395
KANNAPOLIS, CITY OF56,050
ROCKY MOUNT, CITY OF55,891
MOORESVILLE TOWN OF52,509
HOLLY SPRINGS, TOWN OF51,947
WILSON, CITY OF50,332
LINCOLN COUNTY WTP49,693
JACKSONVILLE CITY OF49,093
SANFORD, CITY OF48,350
SALISBURY-ROWAN46,156
BRUNSWICK REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER H2GO45,748
MONROE, CITY OF43,081
FUQUAY-VARINA, TOWN OF42,954
WAYNE WATER DISTRICTS39,403
NEW BERN, CITY OF37,884
CRAVEN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM37,848
USMC LEJEUNE--HADNOT POINT37,500
HOKE CO REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM36,640
GOLDSBORO, CITY OF34,959
PENDER COUNTY UTILITIES32,302
DAVIE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM31,543
MOORE CO PUBLIC UTIL-PINEHURST31,390
CLAYTON, TOWN OF30,876
STATESVILLE, CITY OF30,843
DARE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM28,732
ASHEBORO, CITY OF27,819
KINSTON, CITY OF27,475
THOMASVILLE, CITY OF27,287
MORGANTON CITY OF27,221
OAK ISLAND, TOWN OF26,924
FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER & SEWER26,060
LENOIR, CITY OF25,573
JOHNSTON CO-EAST25,212
LUMBERTON, CITY OF24,460
CURRITUCK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM24,130
SOUTHERN PINES, TOWN OF24,102
SHELBY, CITY OF23,600
KING, CITY OF23,370
CHATHAM CO-NORTH23,088
RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM22,578
BEAUFORT CO NORTHSIDE REGIONAL WATER22,405
FOREST CITY, TOWN OF21,521
HARRISBURG, TOWN OF20,549
HALIFAX CO--HALIFAX20,250
MEBANE, CITY OF20,212
BOONE, TOWN OF19,811
WAYNESVILLE, TOWN OF19,758
PAMLICO COUNTY WATER19,665
LEXINGTON, CITY OF19,632
MOUNT HOLLY, CITY OF19,200
ELIZABETH CITY, CITY OF19,187
MOREHEAD CITY, TOWN OF18,846
SOUTH GRANVILLE WTR&SEWER AUTHORITY18,555
DUPLIN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM18,542
NEWTON, CITY OF18,407
ALBEMARLE, CITY OF18,396
GRAHAM, CITY OF18,354
LAURINBURG, CITY OF18,288
BROAD RIVER WATER AUTHORITY18,242
BELMONT, CITY OF17,477
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT17,144
USMC LEJEUNE--HOLCOMB BLVD17,000
LINCOLNTON, CITY OF16,309
WAYNE WATER DISTRICTS PURCHASE16,302
CALDWELL CO WATER SYSTEM-SE15,710
ROANOKE RAPIDS SANITARY DIST15,630
EDEN, CITY OF15,500
MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM15,362
CONOVER, CITY OF15,347
HENDERSON-KERR LAKE REG WTR14,937
HAVELOCK WATER SYSTEM14,925
KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF14,784
REIDSVILLE, CITY OF14,585
EDGECOMBE WATER & SEWER DISTRICT14,485
BLADEN CO WTR DIST-WEST BLADEN14,408
HILLSBOROUGH, TOWN OF14,006
ANSON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM13,880
BERTIE COUNTY REGIONAL WATER13,736
VALDESE, TOWN OF13,571
ANGIER, TOWN OF13,302
WARREN COUNTY WATER SYSTEM13,230
PASQUOTANK CO RO WATER SYSTEM13,187
ROXBORO, CITY OF13,139
ALEXANDER CO WTR DIST13,064
WASHINGTON, CITY OF13,000
SMITHFIELD, TOWN OF12,900
SAMPSON CO WTR DIST II12,895
ARCHDALE, CITY OF12,700
ROCKINGHAM, CITY OF12,510
ABERDEEN, TOWN OF12,473
DUNN, CITY OF12,442
PERQUIMANS COUNTY WATER SYSTEM12,320
BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF11,976
SPRING LAKE, TOWN OF11,725
CHOWAN CO WATER SYSTEM11,722
GATES COUNTY WATER SYSTEM11,621
USMC LEJEUNE--NEW RIVER AIR ST11,500
ELON, TOWN OF11,350
BREVARD, CITY OF11,336
APPALACHIAN STATE UNIV WTP11,150
CLINTON, CITY OF11,145
GREENE CO REGIONAL WATER SYST11,026
TARBORO, TOWN OF10,844
PASQUOTANK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM10,653
HAMLET WATER SYSTEM10,635
WINTERVILLE, TOWN OF10,462
COLUMBUS CO WATER DISTRICTS II, III, V10,442
MOUNT AIRY, CITY OF10,314
WOODFIN SANITARY WATER AND SEWER10,122
STANLY CO-WEST STANLY DIST9,939
SURF CITY, TOWN OF9,730
SOUTH CAMDEN WTR & SWR DISTRCT9,717
FRANKLIN, TOWN OF9,650
MAGGIE VALLEY SANITARY DIST9,629
FORK TOWNSHIP SANITARY DISTRICT9,572
TROUTMAN, TOWN OF9,562
HANDY SANITARY DISTRICT9,548
BEAUFORT CO SOUTHSIDE9,369
MARION, CITY OF9,362
EAST MOORE WATER DISTRICT9,330
OXFORD, CITY OF8,972
GIBSONVILLE, TOWN OF8,920
FARMVILLE, TOWN OF8,887
JONES COUNTY WATER SYSTEM8,860
CALDWELL COUNTY WATER--WEST8,763
SILER CITY, TOWN OF8,520
WEAVERVILLE, TOWN OF8,359
DALLAS, TOWN OF8,212
SOUTHERN OUTER BANKS WTR SYST8,209
EASTOVER SANITARY DISTRICT8,150
HERTFORD COUNTY RURAL WATER7,970
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, TOWN OF7,925
CANTON, TOWN OF7,850
WESTERN CAROLINA UNIV WTP7,800
SOUTHERN WAYNE SANITARY DIST7,793
CENTRAL NASH WATER & SEWER7,675
WILLIAMSTON, TOWN OF7,650
TUCKASEIGEE WATER & SEWER AUTH7,528
GRANITE FALLS, TOWN OF7,318
KILL DEVIL HILLS, TOWN OF7,200
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB6,875
CAROLINA BEACH WATER SYSTEM6,864
RAEFORD, CITY OF6,718
PITTSBORO, TOWN OF6,708
WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER SYSTEM6,693
HIGHLANDS, TOWN OF6,614
JAMESTOWN, TOWN OF6,543
ATLANTIC BEACH, TOWN OF6,380
AYDEN TOWN OF6,366
CHERRYVILLE, CITY OF6,353
FIRST CRAVEN SANITARY DISTRICT6,325
HOLDEN BEACH, TOWN OF6,299
MOCKSVILLE, TOWN OF6,200
SELMA, TOWN OF6,190
NASHVILLE, TOWN OF5,900
WALLACE, TOWN OF5,825
WHITE LAKE, TOWN OF5,770
BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF5,730
WILSON CO SOUTHWEST WATER DIST5,730
NORTHAMPTON--MILWAUKEE5,715
SPRUCE PINE, TOWN OF5,661
WADESBORO, TOWN OF5,608
MAIDEN, TOWN OF5,563
SAWMILLS, TOWN OF5,524
LANDIS, TOWN OF5,510
EDENTON, TOWN OF5,500
TRYON, TOWN OF5,494
DARE CO-CAPE HATTERAS WATER5,486
KURE BEACH WATER SYSTEM5,484
AHOSKIE, TOWN OF5,479
NEWPORT WATER SYSTEM5,453
STANLEY, TOWN OF5,453
WHITEVILLE, CITY OF5,426
ELIZABETHTOWN, TOWN OF5,311
CFPUA - WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH5,300
HYDE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM5,256
LONGVIEW, TOWN OF5,244
BURKE CO. WATER-SOUTH5,207
JUNALUSKA SANITARY DISTRICT5,138
SOUTHEAST CATAWBA COUNTY5,080
CHINA GROVE, TOWN OF4,895
BENSON, TOWN OF4,802
BOILING SPRINGS, TOWN OF4,769
TOWN OF CLAYTON - NORTH4,703
RANDLEMAN, CITY OF4,631
LOUISBURG, TOWN OF4,554
RANLO, TOWN OF4,511
MURPHY, TOWN OF4,498
BEAUFORT, TOWN OF4,452
RED SPRINGS, TOWN OF4,423
BRYSON CITY, TOWN OF4,395
WILSON CO SOUTHEAST WATER DIST4,388
NORWOOD, TOWN OF4,323
BLADEN CO WTR DIST-EAST BLADEN4,310
CARTHAGE, TOWN OF4,307
NORTH WILKESBORO, TOWN OF4,265
MOUNT OLIVE, TOWN OF4,261
BURGAW, TOWN OF4,250
YADKINVILLE, TOWN OF4,196
ELKIN, TOWN OF4,076
BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF4,069
NORTHAMPTON--LAKE GASTON3,984
WINGATE, TOWN OF3,950
LILLINGTON WATER SYSTEM3,847
LOWELL, CITY OF3,837
SAMPSON CO WTR DIST II - PLAINVIEW3,725
WILKESBORO, TOWN OF3,687
MURFREESBORO, TOWN OF3,645
STANLY CO-AQUADALE DIST3,632
TROY, TOWN OF3,591
USMC LEJEUNE--RIFLE RANGE3,500
TOPSAIL BEACH, TOWN OF3,495
DREXEL TOWN OF3,302

Largest first by population served, as each employer reports it to its federal registry.

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS/Fed), community water systems. Data captured October 2, 2026.

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