Water quality for ZIP code 28616
ZIP 28616 covers Crossnore in Avery County, North Carolina, one of 8 ZIP codes in the county. 68 active public water systems serve the county; 30 had an EPA violation in the past three years.
Most likely your provider
Other community water systems in Avery County
17 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linville Land Harbor Linville |
2,280 | 1 | 2.1 mi | |
| Linville River Farms Crossnore |
25 | 0 | 2.3 mi | |
| Linville Resorts INC Linville |
499 | 1 | 4.4 mi | |
| Newland, Town of Newland |
999 | 3 | 4.6 mi | |
| Linville Ridge Linville |
710 | 1 | 5.9 mi | |
| Grandfather Golf & Country Clu Linville |
250 | 2 | 6.9 mi | |
| Mountain Spring Water System Linville |
165 | 2 | 7.2 mi | |
| Charles a Cannon Memorial Hospital Linville |
320 | 1 | 7.4 mi | |
| Sugar Mountain Utility Banner Elk |
3,226 | 0 | 7.8 mi | |
| Blue Ridge Village Banner Elk |
343 | 2 | 8.0 mi | |
| Ski Country Banner Elk |
150 | 1 | 8.7 mi | |
| Elk River Club Development Banner Elk |
732 | 0 | 9.3 mi | |
| Banner Elk, Town of Banner Elk |
1,164 | 0 | 9.9 mi | |
| Elk Park, Town of Elk Park |
495 | 1 | 10.0 mi | |
| Lees-McRae -South Campus Banner Elk |
99 | 3 | 10.0 mi | |
| The Heritage of Sugar Mountain Newland |
55 | 2 | 15.3 mi | |
| Woodland Meadows Banner Elk |
25 | 0 | 16.8 mi |
Non-community systems in Avery County (50: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)
These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.
About this data
Water systems are matched to Avery 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.