Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Hickory's tap water?

NO LEADfound in Hickory's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Too little lead to measure

Water companies that supply Hickory

23 public water companies list Hickory as a place they supply. The biggest is Hickory's water department, with about 71,393 people. The highest latest result among Hickory's water companies is 7 parts per billion, at Herman Acres S/D. None of the 23 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 17 found too little lead to measure. 21 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well.

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