Hidden Forest Mhp, NC
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Hidden Forest Mhp serves about 380 people through 150 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Randolph County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0276208. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Hidden Forest Mhp is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
How Hidden Forest Mhp compares
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Hidden Forest Mhp's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 47th percentile in North Carolina and the 20th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
31 other systems share Randolph County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Hidden Forest Mhp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Asheboro, City Of | 27,819 | 0 (not detected) |
| Archdale, City Of | 12,700 | 0 (not detected) |
| Randleman, City Of | 4,631 | 0 (not detected) |
| Liberty, Town Of | 2,655 | 8.7 ppb |
| Seagrove-Ulah Metro Water Dist | 2,413 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ramseur, Town Of | 1,790 | 0 (not detected) |
| Franklinville, Town Of | 1,400 | 11 ppb |
| Richland Village Mhp | 389 | 0 (not detected) |
| Canterbury Trails | 279 | 0 (not detected) |
| Piedmont Estates | 233 | 1.8 ppb |
Next steps for Randleman, NC
Look up your address in Hidden Forest Mhp's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Hidden Forest Mhp whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Small systems behave differently: why small systems go over more often.