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Water quality for ZIP code 28782

ZIP 28782 covers Tryon in Polk County, North Carolina, one of 4 ZIP codes in the county. 26 active public water systems serve the county; 10 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Columbus Town of NC0175015 · Community water system · Ground water · Columbus
Serves 2,489 people Rules violated, past 3 years 10 Unresolved 3 Last sanitary survey Apr 9, 2026 Distance 2.9 mi

Other community water systems in Polk County

6 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
The Brow Condominiums
Columbus
96 0 3.7 mi
Melmont Water System
Tryon
127 0 4.8 mi
Polk County Water System
Mill Spring
838 1 5.4 mi
Tryon, Town of
Tryon
5,494 2 6.0 mi
Brights Creek Water System
Mill Spring
99 2 10.2 mi
Saluda City of
Saluda
1,814 0 11.3 mi
Non-community systems in Polk County (19: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Peniel Baptist Church
Columbus
100 0 0
Union Grove Baptist Church
Columbus
30 0 0
Beneficial Foods
Columbus
50 0 0
Foothills Community Chapel
Columbus
300 0 0
Faith Baptist Church
Mill Spring
100 0 0
Mill Creek Church
Tryon
50 1 1
Green Crk Missionary Baptist
Tryon
90 0 0
Silver Creek Campground
Mill Springs
100 1 0
Pea Ridge Baptist Church
Mill Spring
100 0 0
McGuinn`s Store
Mill Springs
50 0 0
Big Level Baptist Church
Mill Spring
100 1 0
Pleasant Grove Bapt Church
Rutherfordton
50 1 1
Sandy Springs Baptist Church
Rutherfordton
50 0 0
Pavillon International
Mill Spring
99 0 0
Green River Lodge
Saluda
40 0 0
Coopers Gap Baptist Church
Mill Spring
250 1 1
Orchard Lake Campground
Saluda
280 1 1
Dollar General Store-Mill Spring
Mill Spring
100 0 0
Silver Creek Baptist CH
Mill Spring
60 0 0
About this data

Water systems are matched to Polk 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.