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Water quality in Earl, North Carolina

Earl is in Cleveland County. 10 active public water systems serve the county; 5 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Cleveland County Water NC0123055 · Community water system · Surface water · Lawndale
Serves 59,395 people Rules violated, past 3 years 0 Last sanitary survey Feb 4, 2026 Distance 10.5 mi

Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.

Other community water systems in Cleveland County

6 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Grover, Town of
Grover
805 0 4.9 mi
Shelby, City of
Shelby
23,600 0 6.2 mi
Boiling Springs, Town of
Boiling Springs
4,769 1 8.3 mi
Grassy Pond Water Corporation
Gaffney
1,303 2 8.6 mi
Kings Mountain, Town of
Kings Mountain
14,784 1 10.0 mi
Lawndale, Town of
Lawndale
660 1 15.2 mi
Non-community systems in Cleveland County (3: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Vestibule Ame Zion Church
Kings Mountain
60 0 0
Crowders Mtn ST Prk Boulders Access
Kings Mountain
25 0 0
Kings Mountain Memory Care Center
Kings Mountain
30 1 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Cleveland County, nearest to Earl first. Your exact provider depends on your address and connection; the largest community water system in a county is usually the city or town utility. Distances are measured to the centre of the service area EPA publishes for the system.

Town locations and ZIP code areas come from U.S. Census Bureau 2020 files.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The North Carolina records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.