City water profile

Water hardness in Micro

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Micro, North Carolina.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 3
Active health records: 0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Micro, Town Of

NC0351045 · Groundwater · 470 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.004 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

27% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Copper (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Above action level

Reported level: 1.82 mg/L
Action level: 1.3 mg/L

140% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2016

Violation history (5)

Imported violation history for Micro, Town Of
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper Rule	Addressed	Jan 1, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Nov 23, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Addressed	Oct 1, 2016
E. COLI	Addressed	Oct 16, 2015
E. COLI	Addressed	Nov 6, 2010

Micro, Town Of (county Line)

NC4051008 · Surface water · 107 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (2)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

TTHM

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 0.083 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.08 MG/L

104% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025

Violation history (15)

Imported violation history for Micro, Town Of (county Line)
Rule	Status	Period
Public Notice	Resolved	Apr 12, 2025 to Apr 24, 2025
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 22, 2025 to May 14, 2025
TTHM	Addressed	Mar 7, 2025
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2025
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Public Notice	Addressed	Apr 25, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Mar 31, 2024
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Apr 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2023 to Mar 7, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Nov 14, 2022

Stoneybrook Estates S/d

NC0351110 · Groundwater · 80 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

City summary

What the indexed records say

Micro has 1 published ZIP profile across Johnston County. The regional-evidence median is 24 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 12.9 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Dec 14, 2019 to Nov 28, 2023.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Micro

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ZIP code

27555

Soft

24.2 PPM

Nearest site: 12.9 mi
Confidence: Moderate

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Micro

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.