Oakley Mhp, NC
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 12 ppb (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. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
About Oakley Mhp
Oakley Mhp serves about 92 people through 31 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in New Hanover County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0465138; phone on file: 910-995-9171. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Oakley Mhp is 12 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 ppb over 10 |
Against other North Carolina systems
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. Oakley Mhp's 12 ppb sits at the 99th percentile in North Carolina and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
14 other systems share New Hanover County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Oakley Mhp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Cfpua-Wilmington | 212,227 | 0 (not detected) |
| The Cape Master System | 11,587 | 3 ppb |
| Carolina Beach Water System | 6,864 | 5.8 ppb |
| Kure Beach Water System | 5,484 | 5 ppb |
| Cfpua - Wrightsville Beach | 5,300 | 0 (not detected) |
| Figure 8 Island | 999 | 0 (not detected) |
| Treasure Cove S/D | 760 | 0 (not detected) |
| Glynnwood Mhp | 208 | 2 ppb |
| Northside Mhp | 180 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Ridge Mhp | 115 | 6 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Hamlet, NC 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 Oakley 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. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.