Water quality for ZIP code 28646
ZIP 28646 covers Linville, Grandfather Village, and Sugar Mountain 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
Your location is within the outer bounds of this system's EPA service area.
Other community water systems in Avery County
17 systems, nearest first| System | Serves | Status | Rules violated, 3 yr | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linville Ridge Linville |
710 | 1 | 1.4 mi | |
| Charles a Cannon Memorial Hospital Linville |
320 | 1 | 2.2 mi | |
| Mountain Spring Water System Linville |
165 | 2 | 2.3 mi | |
| Grandfather Golf & Country Clu Linville |
250 | 2 | 2.3 mi | |
| Linville Land Harbor Linville |
2,280 | 1 | 3.3 mi | |
| Blue Ridge Village Banner Elk |
343 | 2 | 3.4 mi | |
| Sugar Mountain Utility Banner Elk |
3,226 | 0 | 3.9 mi | |
| Ski Country Banner Elk |
150 | 1 | 4.3 mi | |
| Newland, Town of Newland |
999 | 3 | 4.6 mi | |
| Crossnore, Town of Crossnore |
195 | 1 | 5.8 mi | |
| Banner Elk, Town of Banner Elk |
1,164 | 0 | 6.2 mi | |
| Elk River Club Development Banner Elk |
732 | 0 | 6.2 mi | |
| Lees-McRae -South Campus Banner Elk |
99 | 3 | 6.3 mi | |
| Linville River Farms Crossnore |
25 | 0 | 7.5 mi | |
| Elk Park, Town of Elk Park |
495 | 1 | 9.6 mi | |
| Woodland Meadows Banner Elk |
25 | 0 | 13.5 mi | |
| The Heritage of Sugar Mountain Newland |
55 | 2 | 19.8 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.