Water quality in Salem, North Carolina
Salem is in Burke County. 53 active public water systems serve the county; 16 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 Burke County
16 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood-Jamestown Road Morganton |
6,035 | 0 | 3.6 mi | |
| Morganton City of Morganton |
27,221 | 1 | 4.4 mi | |
| Drexel Town of Drexel |
3,302 | 0 | 6.8 mi | |
| East Shores S/d Morganton |
350 | 1 | 8.1 mi | |
| Valdese, Town of Valdese |
13,571 | 2 | 8.8 mi | |
| Pine Mountain Lakes S/d Connelly Spring |
239 | 1 | 9.6 mi | |
| Burke Co. Water-South Morganton |
5,207 | 0 | 10.1 mi | |
| Burke County Omara Rutherford Col |
350 | 0 | 10.1 mi | |
| Rutherford College Town of Rutherford Coll |
2,083 | 1 | 10.7 mi | |
| South Mountain Childrens Home Nebo |
80 | 1 | 12.9 mi | |
| Icard Township Water Corp Hildebran |
7,821 | 2 | 13.8 mi | |
| Rhodhiss Town of Henry ST Rhodhiss |
70 | 2 | 15.9 mi | |
| Cliftwood West Water System Hickory |
40 | 1 | 16.0 mi | |
| Burke Co-Airport Rhodhiss Hickory |
559 | 0 | 16.0 mi | |
| Gingercake Acres Jonas Ridge |
270 | 1 | 20.1 mi | |
| Jonas Ridge Rest Home Jonas Ridge |
80 | 3 | 32.6 mi |
Non-community systems in Burke County (36: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Burke County, nearest to Salem 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.