Water quality for ZIP code 28160
ZIP 28160 covers Spindale, Forest City, and Rutherfordton in Rutherford County, North Carolina, one of 12 ZIP codes in the county. 60 active public water systems serve the county; 21 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 Rutherford County
14 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Manor Rest Home Rutherfordton |
27 | 3 | 2.2 mi | |
| Bridges S/d Forest City |
200 | 1 | 2.9 mi | |
| Holly Hills S/d Forest City |
122 | 1 | 4.6 mi | |
| Bostic, Town of Bostic |
953 | 3 | 5.2 mi | |
| Forest City, Town of Forest City |
21,521 | 1 | 5.3 mi | |
| Concord Comm Water System Ellenboro |
1,867 | 2 | 6.5 mi | |
| Ellenboro Town of Ellenboro |
2,322 | 5 | 8.6 mi | |
| Daniel Morgan Wtr District-Nc Mooresboro |
376 | 3 | 13.4 mi | |
| Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley Lake Lure |
950 | 0 | 15.9 mi | |
| Fairfield Mountains NO 1 Lake Lure |
1,798 | 1 | 16.8 mi | |
| Firefly Cove Lake Lure |
99 | 3 | 16.9 mi | |
| Lake Lure Village Resort Lake Lure |
226 | 2 | 17.3 mi | |
| Lake Lure, Town of Lake Lure |
1,176 | 2 | 17.4 mi | |
| Chimney Rock Village Chimney Rock |
94 | 1 | 18.2 mi |
Non-community systems in Rutherford County (45: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Rutherford County, the county this ZIP code lies in, nearest to the ZIP code's centre 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.
ZIP code areas and town boundaries come from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA 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.