Water quality in Highlands, North Carolina
Highlands is in Macon County. 77 active public water systems serve the county; 33 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Macon County
28 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherrywood Trails Highlands |
125 | 0 | 0.8 mi | |
| Cottages at Lake Osseroga Highlands |
93 | 0 | 0.8 mi | |
| Wildwood Mountain S/d Highlands |
81 | 2 | 0.8 mi | |
| Flat Mountain Estates Highlands |
109 | 1 | 1.0 mi | |
| Highlands Falls Country Club Highlands |
650 | 2 | 1.6 mi | |
| Cold Springs Poa Highlands |
165 | 2 | 2.2 mi | |
| Highgate S/d Highlands |
62 | 1 | 2.5 mi | |
| Cullasaja Club Highlands |
800 | 0 | 2.6 mi | |
| Wildcat Cliffs Country Club Highlands |
445 | 2 | 3.2 mi | |
| Cowee Mountain S/d Highlands |
46 | 1 | 3.3 mi | |
| Sassafras Gap Employee Village Highlands |
107 | 0 | 3.9 mi | |
| King Mountain Club Water Highlands |
150 | 1 | 6.2 mi | |
| Neighbors of Franklin, LLC Franklin |
66 | 2 | 9.0 mi | |
| Cullasaja River S/d Franklin |
53 | 0 | 9.1 mi | |
| Carolina Highlands Retire Park Franklin |
45 | 1 | 10.1 mi | |
| Laurel Hills Franklin |
26 | 1 | 10.8 mi | |
| Mill Creek Estates Property Owners Asso. |
676 | 0 | 12.3 mi | |
| Dowdle Trace S/d Franklin |
79 | 1 | 12.7 mi | |
| Gemstone Village Franklin |
75 | 1 | 12.8 mi | |
| Franklin, Town of Franklin |
9,992 | 2 | 12.8 mi | |
| The Gardens at Cat Creek Franklin |
40 | 1 | 13.0 mi | |
| Heritage Hills Franklin |
74 | 0 | 14.5 mi | |
| Watauga Vista Franklin |
361 | 0 | 14.7 mi | |
| Riverbend Estates Franklin |
323 | 3 | 14.8 mi | |
| Laurel Ridge Franklin |
115 | 0 | 15.7 mi |
Non-community systems in Macon County (48: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Macon County, nearest to Highlands 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 or, for systems without one, to the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau place files.
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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.