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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.

SystemHighest resultsReading
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.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
ENERGIZER MANUFACTURING INCASHEBOROManganese compounds, Zinc (fume or dust)101k lb
STARPET INCASHEBOROEthylene glycol, Acetaldehyde81k lb
NORCRAFT COS LP DBA ULTRACRAFT CABINETRYLIBERTYn-Butyl alcohol, Xylene (mixed isomers)51k lb
TOYOTA BATTERY MANUFACTURING NORTH CAROLINALIBERTYPolycyclic aromatic compounds, Nickel43k lb
TECHNIMARK LLCASHEBOROLead22k lb
CHROMA COLOR CORP (FORMERLY PLASTIC COLOR CORPASHEBOROZinc compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds10k lb
OLIVER RUBBER COASHEBOROZinc compounds7k lb
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS ARCHDALE (ARC)ARCHDALEEthylene glycol, Polycyclic aromatic compounds766 lb
AMERICHEM INC LNCLIBERTYCopper And Copper Compounds352 lb
TIMKEN CO ASHEBORO BEARING PLANTRANDLEMANMethanol, Nickel334 lb
JOWAT CORPHIGH POINTDiisocyanates, Zinc compounds175 lb
FXI INC. - HIGH POINTHIGH POINTToluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers)57 lb
HUBBELL INDUSTRIAL CONTROLSARCHDALECopper1 lb
CULPEPER OF RAMSEUR LLCRAMSEUR-0 lb
PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORP STALEY FEEDMILLSTALEY-0 lb
KENNAMETAL INCASHEBORO-0 lb
CULPEPER OF HIGH POINT LLCHIGH POINT-0 lb
PUGH LUBRICANTS - ASHEBOROASHEBORO-0 lb
VPC FOAM USA INC.ASHEBOROToluene 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.

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All 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