Water quality for ZIP code 28531
ZIP 28531 covers Harkers Island in Carteret County, North Carolina, one of 17 ZIP codes in the county. 74 active public water systems serve the county; 28 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 Carteret County
29 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harkers Village S/d Harkers Island |
94 | 0 | 1.7 mi | |
| Down East MHP Beaufort |
107 | 4 | 5.1 mi | |
| Beaufort, Town of Beaufort |
4,452 | 1 | 5.6 mi | |
| Eastman Creek Landing S/d Beaufort |
335 | 0 | 5.7 mi | |
| North River/mill Creek Water Service Dis Beaufort |
4,417 | 0 | 6.6 mi | |
| Ballou MHP Morehead City |
95 | 0 | 9.9 mi | |
| Atlantic Beach, Town of Atlantic Beach |
6,380 | 0 | 10.4 mi | |
| Seagate IV Beaufort |
105 | 0 | 10.6 mi | |
| Morehead City, Town of Morehead City |
18,846 | 4 | 11.7 mi | |
| Pine Knoll Shores Morehead City |
4,800 | 0 | 13.0 mi | |
| Seagate I Newport |
345 | 0 | 13.1 mi | |
| Atlantic MHP II Newport |
106 | 0 | 15.0 mi | |
| Atlantic MHP Newport |
113 | 0 | 15.1 mi | |
| Brandywine Bay Morehead City |
2,245 | 0 | 15.7 mi | |
| Merrimon Water System Merrimon |
91 | 0 | 16.0 mi | |
| Integrated Care of Greater Hickory Inc. Sea Level |
35 | 0 | 16.5 mi | |
| Newport Water System Newport |
5,453 | 1 | 18.9 mi | |
| Dogwood Family Campground Newport |
132 | 1 | 19.0 mi | |
| Riverstone Newport |
99 | 2 | 19.2 mi | |
| Mann`s MHP Newport |
40 | 2 | 19.5 mi | |
| Sea Scape Newport |
60 | 2 | 19.8 mi | |
| Lighthouse Way MHP & Apts Newport |
79 | 2 | 19.9 mi | |
| Atlantic Village MHP Newport |
175 | 0 | 20.4 mi | |
| Newport Ridge MHP Newport |
71 | 0 | 20.4 mi | |
| Hunting Estates Newport |
80 | 0 | 20.6 mi |
Non-community systems in Carteret County (44: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Carteret 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 or the centre of the first town EPA lists the system as serving, from Census Bureau county subdivision 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.