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Stokes County, North Carolina

Water Systems
48
Population Served
31,017
Total Violations
5,889
540 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

95.8%
Systems with Violations
122.7
Avg Violations per System
9.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
45 systems (94%)
SW
3 systems (6%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Stokes North Carolina water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) One or more violations (46)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
King, City Of 23,370 118 Clean
Walnut Cove, Town Of 2,210 2,973 -
Stokes County Water & Sewer Auth 420 158 -
YMCA Camp John Hanes 300 36 -
The Vineyard Inc 300 42 -
Stokes County-Meadows Water System 288 129 -
Danbury, Town Of 250 175 -
Hillbilly Hide Away 250 32 -
Wieland Copper Products LLC 226 36 -
Sandy Ridge Elem School 215 64 -
Hanging Rock State Park No 2 200 21 -
Bethel Baptist Church 200 14 -
South Stokes High School 200 31 -
Germanton Elem School 165 15 -
Nancy Reynolds Elem School 150 24 -
North Stokes High School 150 53 -
Peters Creek Baptist Church 150 33 -
Mtn Top Youth Camp 150 12 -
Willow Creek S/D 135 9 -
Capella Church of Christ 135 29 -
Lawsonville Baptist Church 135 31 -
Piney Grove Middle School 130 35 -
Stokes County Academy 128 12 -
Meadows Baptist Church 125 61 -
Olive Grove Bapt Church 110 62 -
Fulp Moravian Church 105 32 -
Hanging Rock State Park 100 14 -
Smiths Grocery & Grill 75 100 -
Country Living Apts 66 400 -
Oak Ridge Baptist Church 50 49 -
Tru Way Baptist Church 50 9 -
Red Top Cafe 50 78 -
Brook Cove Stemmery-Rjreynolds 40 6 -
Mountain Valley Living Center 39 106 -
Quaker Gap Baptist Church 25 31 -
Isom Bapt Church 25 23 -
Friendship Bapt Church 25 66 -
Hemlock Golf Course 25 36 -
Brims Grove Bapt Ch 25 31 -
Hillside Market & Deli 25 75 -
Pintos Cafe 25 264 -
Dan River Family Restaurant 25 85 -
Foot Hills Market & Grill Inc 25 128 -
Word of God Independent Bapt 25 8 -
The Berry Patch Market & Grill 25 119 -
Baileytown Christian Church 25 24 -
Dollar General #20566 25 0 -
Dollar General #24792 25 0 -

Other Counties in North Carolina

Mecklenburg County
61 systems · 1,181,269 served · 8,081 violations
Wake County
437 systems · 1,145,508 served · 42,422 violations
Guilford County
202 systems · 489,022 served · 30,107 violations
Forsyth County
19 systems · 392,063 served · 2,199 violations
Cumberland County
90 systems · 349,358 served · 9,862 violations
Durham County
50 systems · 329,624 served · 6,257 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Stokes County? ▼
Stokes County has 5,889 total drinking water violations across 48 water systems, of which 540 are health-based violations. 95.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Stokes County systems? ▼
Water systems in Stokes County serve approximately 31,017 people through 48 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Stokes County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Stokes County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Stokes County? ▼
Water systems in Stokes County use GW (45 systems), SW (3 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 9.2% of Stokes County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.