What does 'people served' mean?

People served refers to the total population that receives water service from the utility. This number represents the estimated number of residents within the utility's service area.

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Drinking Water Utilities in North Carolina

Q: How many drinking water utilities are in North Carolina?

North Carolina has 146 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people listed in this directory.

Browse utilities serving more than 10,000 people by location and population served.

Utilities listed

146

Total people served

8,087,210

Largest utility

Charlotte Water

1,122,276 people

Coverage

100%

with population data

North Carolina has 146 drinking water utilities serving more than 10,000 people in this directory. The largest utility by population served is Charlotte Water, serving 1,122,276 people. Utilities are listed with their city location and population served.

People Served:

01,122,276

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Utility Name	City	People Served	Action
Charlotte Water	Charlotte	1,122,276	View Profile
City of Raleigh	Raleigh	620,000	View Profile
City of Winston-Salem	Pfafftown	374,403	View Profile
Piedmont Triad Regional	Randleman	367,681	View Profile
City of Durham	Durham	321,414	View Profile
City of Greensboro	Greensboro	318,057	View Profile
Fayetteville Public Works Commission	Fayetteville	214,137	View Profile
Cary	Cary	212,000	View Profile
Cape Fear Public Utility Authority - Wilmington	Wilmington	180,516	View Profile
Davidson Water Inc.	Welcome	163,586	View Profile
City of Asheville	Asheville	156,720	View Profile
Brunswick County Water System	Bolivia	152,030	View Profile
Union County Water System	Monroe	145,019	View Profile
Onslow Water And Sewer Authority	Jacksonville	144,155	View Profile
City of High Point	High Point	116,270	View Profile
City of Concord	Concord	112,212	View Profile
Harnett County Department of Public Utilities	Lillington	109,415	View Profile
Greenville Utilities Comm.	Greenville	103,140	View Profile
Two Rivers Utilities	Gastonia	91,491	View Profile
Orange Water & Sewer Authority	Carrboro	86,300	View Profile
City of Hendersonville	Hendersonville	78,298	View Profile
Johnston County - West	Smithfield	70,549	View Profile
Town of Apex	Apex	70,272	View Profile
City of Hickory	Hickory	65,707	View Profile
Robeson County Water System	Lumberton	65,303	View Profile
Old North Utilities Services/Ft. Bragg	Fort Liberty	65,000	View Profile
City of Burlington	Burlington	59,287	View Profile
Cleveland County Water	Lawndale	56,596	View Profile
City of Rocky Mount	Rocky Mount	55,047	View Profile
City of Wilson	Wilson	50,001	View Profile
City of Kannapolis	Kannapolis	48,893	View Profile
Salisbury-Rowan	Salisbury	48,394	View Profile
Town of Mooresville	Mooresville	47,531	View Profile
City of Sanford	Sanford	47,302	View Profile
Lincoln County WTP	Denver	46,139	View Profile
Brunswick Regional Water and Sewer H2go	Leland	45,748	View Profile
Town of Holly Springs	Holly Springs	45,058	View Profile
City of Jacksonville	Jacksonville	41,156	View Profile
Johnston County - East	Smithfield	40,086	View Profile
Town of Fuquay-Varina	Fuquay-varina	39,065	View Profile
USMC Lejeune - Hadnot Point	Camp Lejeune	37,500	View Profile
City of Monroe	Monroe	37,264	View Profile
Craven County Water System	New Bern	36,830	View Profile
City of Goldsboro	Goldsboro	34,959	View Profile
Wayne Water Districts	Goldsboro	32,425	View Profile
Pender County Utilities	Burgaw	30,506	View Profile
City of New Bern	New Bern	30,070	View Profile
Davie County Water System	Mocksville	29,947	View Profile
Moore County Public Util. - Pinehurst	Carthage	29,509	View Profile
City of Statesville	Statesville	28,844	View Profile

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Definitions

People served: Total population supplied with water by the utility system.
Drinking water utility: A public water system that provides potable (safe to drink) water to residential and commercial customers through a distribution network.