Water quality in Marion, North Carolina
Marion is in McDowell County. 94 active public water systems serve the county; 35 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 McDowell County
21 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside MHP Marion |
399 | 1 | 2.8 mi | |
| McDowell Co--Nebo Marion |
902 | 2 | 3.8 mi | |
| Marion Moose Lodge Marion |
320 | 3 | 4.1 mi | |
| Waterglyn S/d Nebo |
115 | 0 | 4.3 mi | |
| Black Bear Development Nebo |
343 | 0 | 4.8 mi | |
| Cedarbrook Residential Home Nebo |
80 | 2 | 5.3 mi | |
| McDowell House Rest Home Nebo |
36 | 3 | 5.3 mi | |
| Woodlawn Heights Water System Marion |
315 | 0 | 6.0 mi | |
| Harmony Estates S/d Nebo |
100 | 3 | 6.6 mi | |
| Deer Park Health & Rehab. Nebo |
290 | 2 | 7.8 mi | |
| Swiss Village Wtr System Little Switzerland |
64 | 2 | 10.4 mi | |
| Little Switzerland Comm Assoc Little Switzerland |
300 | 1 | 10.8 mi | |
| Old Fort, Town of Old Fort |
1,700 | 2 | 10.8 mi | |
| Recovery Ventures Corporation Old Fort |
64 | 1 | 10.9 mi | |
| White Pines MHP Nebo |
50 | 3 | 11.0 mi | |
| Linville Falls Club Marion |
127 | 5 | 12.4 mi | |
| Sunset Point S/d Nebo |
43 | 1 | 12.8 mi | |
| Bear Den Acres Spruce Pine |
140 | 1 | 13.5 mi | |
| Lake James Lodge Assisted Livi Marion |
80 | 3 | 14.3 mi | |
| Marion Moose Lodge-Mountain Marion |
160 | 3 | 15.2 mi | |
| Houston House Rest Home Union Mills |
40 | 4 | — |
Non-community systems in McDowell County (72: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to McDowell County, nearest to Marion 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.