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Water quality in Rockingham, North Carolina

Rockingham is in Richmond County. 9 active public water systems serve the county; 7 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Rockingham, City of NC0377015 · Community water system · Surface water · Rockingham
Serves 12,510 people Rules violated, past 3 years 3 Last sanitary survey May 28, 2026 Distance 2.6 mi

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

Other community water systems in Richmond County

3 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
Richmond County Water System
Rockingham
22,578 0 2.6 mi
Hamlet Water System
Hamlet
10,635 4 6.0 mi
Ellerbe Town of
Ellerbe
2,050 3 6.8 mi
Non-community systems in Richmond County (5: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Mark`s Creek Presbyterian CH
Hamlet
50 0 0
Joy Freewill Baptist Church
75 1 1
Travel Resorts of America_forest Site
Southern Pines
75 1 0
Southern Products & Silica CO
Hoffman
25 1 0
Camp Mackall Fire Dept
25 1 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Richmond County, nearest to Rockingham 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.