Raeford Tap Water Quality Report
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for RAEFORD, CITY OF. No other contaminant results are on file for RAEFORD, CITY OF; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
2 other systems serving parts of Raeford report results above guidelines — check which system bills you. HOKE CO REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM (1 above guidelines), HOKE CO REGIONAL--ROCKFISH (2 above guidelines)
People Served
7,119
Health-based violations since 2020
0
RAEFORD, CITY OF. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Aug 2023 · RAEFORD, CITY OF
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Raeford Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 are on file for Raeford's own water system, so everything else listed below has no result behind it. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
RAEFORD, CITY OF, Raeford's water system, serves 7,119 people. 3 other systems also serve parts of Raeford. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to RAEFORD, CITY OF's. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for RAEFORD, CITY OF is from Aug 2023.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in North Carolina
Raeford Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Raeford, NC
We read Raeford, NC’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 23 contaminants listed, only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Raeford's water
HOKE CO REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM
PWSID NC0347025
No fluoride level in our data for HOKE CO REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
RAEFORD, CITY OF
PWSID NC0347010
No fluoride level in our data for RAEFORD, CITY OF. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
HOKE CO REGIONAL--ROCKFISH
PWSID NC0347030
No fluoride level in our data for HOKE CO REGIONAL--ROCKFISH. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
HILLCREST-SCURLOCK WATER INC
PWSID NC0347107
No fluoride level in our data for HILLCREST-SCURLOCK WATER INC. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Raeford
Raeford's results show no result above EPA's health goals or legal limits, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
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$269
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Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
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Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Raeford's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Raeford, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Raeford? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Hoke County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Raeford
Raeford's tap water has an estimated 0.5 grains per gallon (9.0 mg/L, county sampling in Hoke County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 0.5 gpg water in Raeford — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For North Carolina as a whole, read water softener cost in North Carolina — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Raeford Tap Water
Limited testing on file — only PFAS results from EPA's UCMR 5 for RAEFORD, CITY OF. No other contaminant results are on file for RAEFORD, CITY OF; check its latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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