Water quality in Murphy, North Carolina
Murphy is in Cherokee County. 17 active public water systems serve the county; 10 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Other community water systems in Cherokee County
6 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy, Town of Murphy |
4,498 | 3 | 5.4 mi | |
| Bear Paw Resort Murphy |
909 | 2 | 6.7 mi | |
| Murphy MHP Murphy |
51 | 2 | 10.4 mi | |
| Marble Community Wtr System Marble |
999 | 5 | 13.6 mi | |
| Andrews, Town of Andrews |
3,284 | 0 | 18.3 mi | |
| Granny Squirrel Andrews |
142 | 3 | 25.0 mi |
Non-community systems in Cherokee County (10: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Unresolved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The Mountain Folk Center Murphy |
300 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Peddlers Country Market Murphy |
25 | 1 | 0 | |
|
Ranger Elem School Murphy |
350 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Lake Cherokee Recreation Area Murphy |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dollar General #22094 Murphy |
200 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Martins Creek Elem School Murphy |
165 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Hiwassee Dam School Murphy |
300 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Fields of the Wood Murphy |
25 | 0 | 0 | |
|
J C Campbell Folk School Brasstown |
97 | 0 | 0 | |
|
Dot-Cherokee CO Equip Shop Marble |
45 | 1 | 1 |
About this data
Water systems are matched to Cherokee County, nearest to Murphy 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.