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Water quality for ZIP code 28906

ZIP 28906 covers Murphy in Cherokee County, North Carolina, one of 3 ZIP codes in the county. 17 active public water systems serve the county; 10 had an EPA violation in the past three years.

Most likely your provider

Bear Paw Resort NC0120103 · Community water system · Ground water · Murphy
Serves 909 people Rules violated, past 3 years 2 Last sanitary survey Jun 17, 2026 Distance 4.5 mi

Other community water systems in Cherokee County

6 systems, nearest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrDistance
The Sanctuary at Vance Mtn
Murphy
30 5 5.8 mi
Murphy, Town of
Murphy
4,498 3 6.2 mi
Murphy MHP
Murphy
51 2 11.1 mi
Marble Community Wtr System
Marble
999 5 13.3 mi
Andrews, Town of
Andrews
3,284 0 18.1 mi
Granny Squirrel
Andrews
142 3 24.8 mi
Non-community systems in Cherokee County (10: schools, campgrounds, workplaces, restaurants)

These systems serve places you visit rather than homes.

SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
The Mountain Folk Center
Murphy
300 1 0
Peddlers Country Market
Murphy
25 1 0
Hiwassee Dam School
Murphy
300 1 1
Lake Cherokee Recreation Area
Murphy
25 0 0
Dollar General #22094
Murphy
200 0 0
Ranger Elem School
Murphy
350 0 0
Fields of the Wood
Murphy
25 0 0
Martins Creek Elem School
Murphy
165 0 0
J C Campbell Folk School
Brasstown
97 0 0
Dot-Cherokee CO Equip Shop
Marble
45 1 1
About this data

Water systems are matched to Cherokee 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.