Randolph County, NC
The federal environmental record for Randolph County (population 147,458): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
0
Superfund NPL sites
10
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
19
TRI facilities
72
open tank releases
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Randolph with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| ASHEBORO, CITY OF NC0276010 | PFOS: 16.3 ng/L PFOA: 10.2 ng/L PFHxA: 8.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| RANDLEMAN, CITY OF NC0276015 | PFOS: 14.1 ng/L PFPeA: 13.3 ng/L PFHxA: 11.9 ng/L | above final limit |
| ARCHDALE, CITY OF NC0276030 | PFOS: 10.6 ng/L PFPeA: 9.6 ng/L PFHxA: 9.1 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
19 facilities in Randolph filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 317k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENERGIZER MANUFACTURING INC | ASHEBORO | Manganese compounds, Zinc (fume or dust) | 101k lb |
| STARPET INC | ASHEBORO | Ethylene glycol, Acetaldehyde | 81k lb |
| NORCRAFT COS LP DBA ULTRACRAFT CABINETRY | LIBERTY | n-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers) | 51k lb |
| TOYOTA BATTERY MANUFACTURING NORTH CAROLINA | LIBERTY | Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Nickel | 43k lb |
| TECHNIMARK LLC | ASHEBORO | Lead | 22k lb |
| CHROMA COLOR CORP (FORMERLY PLASTIC COLOR CORP | ASHEBORO | Zinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds | 10k lb |
| OLIVER RUBBER CO | ASHEBORO | Zinc compounds | 7k lb |
| SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS ARCHDALE (ARC) | ARCHDALE | Ethylene glycol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 766 lb |
| AMERICHEM INC LNC | LIBERTY | Copper And Copper Compounds | 352 lb |
| TIMKEN CO ASHEBORO BEARING PLANT | RANDLEMAN | Methanol, Nickel | 334 lb |
| JOWAT CORP | HIGH POINT | Diisocyanates, Zinc compounds | 175 lb |
| FXI INC. - HIGH POINT | HIGH POINT | Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 57 lb |
| HUBBELL INDUSTRIAL CONTROLS | ARCHDALE | Copper | 1 lb |
| CULPEPER OF RAMSEUR LLC | RAMSEUR | - | 0 lb |
| PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP STALEY FEEDMILL | STALEY | - | 0 lb |
| KENNAMETAL INC | ASHEBORO | - | 0 lb |
| CULPEPER OF HIGH POINT LLC | HIGH POINT | - | 0 lb |
| PUGH LUBRICANTS - ASHEBORO | ASHEBORO | - | 0 lb |
| VPC FOAM USA INC. | ASHEBORO | Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 385 tank facilities in Randolph: 349 tanks in service and 899 closed. 347 fuel releases are on record, of which 72 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Randolph as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Randolph, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- CARL DRIVE TIRE FIREASHEBORO
- DUBLIN SQUARE APARTMENTASHEBORO
- EL CLUB MEXICANO PESTICIDEASHEBORO
- FAIRMONT METAL FINISHERSARCHDALE
- GAO 013 - HIGH POINTHGH POINT
- GRAVE'S PROPERTYSEAGROVE
- LIBERTY TOWN WELL #9LIBERTY
- LOFLIN GOLD MINE TEST SITE PHASE 2TRINITY
- STALEY PCE WELLSSTALEY
- ULAH BATTERY LEAD RECLAIMINGASHEBORO