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Read by an AI agent (a large language model) from the utility's official rate schedule. This bill is for the main service area; customers in 1 other rate area (outside town limits) pay different rates.

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/26/2026
Source: 
Minimum charge, includes water: $29.10/mo
Water used, 6,000 gal: $29.10/mo
Total: $58.20/mo
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Utility profile · NC

BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF Water Rates

BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF supplies water to about 4,100 people in Burnsville, North Carolina. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $58.20 in the main service area, about the national average.

Rates effective 2026-07-01

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF?

Monthly Rate

$58.20 / month
Read by AI from the official rate schedule ·

This bill is for the main service area; customers in 1 other rate area (outside town limits) pay different rates.

How the bill adds up

Minimum charge
includes some water
 $29.10
Water used
3,000 gal × $9.7/kgal
 $29.10
Total $58.20

How does BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

Monthly cost (6k gal) vs up to 10 nearest utilities with published rates. Click to navigate.

JOHNSON CITY WATER DEPT
$35.82
JOHNSON CITY WATER DEPT
JOHNSON CITY, TN · $35.82/mo · 32mi
ERWIN UTILITIES AUTHORITY
$42.82
ERWIN UTILITIES AUTHORITY
ERWIN, TN · $42.82/mo · 16mi
WOODFIN SANITARY WATER AND SEWER
$43.65
WOODFIN SANITARY WATER AND SEWER
ASHEVILLE, NC · $43.65/mo · 23mi
MARION, CITY OF
$44.61
MARION, CITY OF
MARION, NC · $44.61/mo · 22mi
ASHEVILLE CITY OF
$55.99
ASHEVILLE CITY OF
ASHEVILLE, NC · $55.99/mo · 29mi
BRENTWOOD WATER ASSOCIATION
$56.50
BRENTWOOD WATER ASSOCIATION
GLEN ALPINE, NC · $56.50/mo · 34mi
BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF
$58.20
BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF
BURNSVILLE · $58.20/mo
GLEN HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT
$61.01
GLEN HILLS UTILITY DISTRICT
GREENEVILLE, TN · $61.01/mo · 33mi
UNICOI UTILITY DISTRICT
$72.00
UNICOI UTILITY DISTRICT
UNICOI, TN · $72.00/mo · 21mi
CHUCKEY UTILITY DISTRICT
$73.25
CHUCKEY UTILITY DISTRICT
GREENEVILLE, TN · $73.25/mo · 29mi
BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF
$93.11
BLACK MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF
BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC · $93.11/mo · 20mi

Where does BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF provide service?

Population served and the municipalities covered by this utility's service area.

Boundaries from the EPA Water System Service Areas dataset. Not all utilities have mapped boundaries.

Population Served

4,069

Municipalities served

Burnsville

Where does BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Surface Water
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
NC0100010

Named intake/well source and interconnections (who this utility buys from or sells to) aren't captured yet — tracked separately for a future update.

Is water affordable for BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF's customers?

Annual bill as a share of median household income in the service area.

Water Burden

1.2% of income (annual)
of median area income · affordability threshold: 2%

We don't yet systematically track whether a utility offers income-based or sliding-scale pricing separate from its standard rates — tracked separately for a future update.

Where did this data come from?

This rate was extracted from BURNSVILLE, TOWN OF's published tariff document by an AI research agent, then checked against a validation checklist before publishing. See the full methodology for how every utility on this site is sourced and scored.

Provenance

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/26/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

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