North Fulton County, GA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.6 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
North Fulton County serves about 434,517 people through 149,451 service connections, which makes it a very large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Fulton County, Georgia. EPA system ID: GA1210005; phone on file: 404-612-7407. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (1.9 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for North Fulton County is 1.9 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.9 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.5 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,681 Georgia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.68 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 131 have gone over at some point. North Fulton County's 1.6 ppb sits at the 70th percentile in Georgia and the 65th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Fulton County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than North Fulton County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| East Point | 33,712 | 1.7 ppb |
| College Park | 20,382 | 1.1 ppb |
| Union City | 18,636 | - |
| Roswell | 14,300 | 1.29 ppb |
| Fairburn | 14,000 | - |
| Hapeville | 5,790 | - |
| Palmetto | 4,718 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mountain Park | 557 | - |
| Atlanta-Fulton County Water Resources | - | - |
Next steps for Alpharetta, GA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Alpharetta, GA may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask North Fulton County 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.