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Read by an AI agent (a large language model) from the utility's official rate schedule. This bill uses inside-city rates; customers outside the city pay different rates.

Extracted by: Luna (gpt-6-luna) · 10/05/2026
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Minimum charge, includes water: $16.55/mo
Water used, 6,000 gal: $18.22/mo
Total: $34.77/mo
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Utility profile · NC

LINCOLNTON, CITY OF Water Rates

LINCOLNTON, CITY OF supplies water to about 16,000 people in Lincolnton, North Carolina. A typical household using 6,000 gallons a month pays an estimated $34.77 in the main service area, 40% below the national average.

Rates effective 2026-07-01

Updated Oct 2026

How much does water cost provided by LINCOLNTON, CITY OF?

Monthly Rate

$34.77 / month
Read by AI from the official rate schedule ·

This bill uses inside-city rates; customers outside the city pay different rates.

Average cost per 1k gal

$5.80 / 1k gal

At 6,000 gal, fixed charge included.

How does LINCOLNTON, CITY 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.

CHARLOTTE WATER
$27.77
CHARLOTTE WATER
CHARLOTTE, NC · $27.77/mo · 28mi
HICKORY CITY OF
$33.10
HICKORY CITY OF
HICKORY, NC · $33.10/mo · 18mi
LINCOLNTON, CITY OF
$34.77
LINCOLNTON, CITY OF
LINCOLNTON · $34.77/mo
CONOVER, CITY OF
$34.78
CONOVER, CITY OF
CONOVER, NC · $34.78/mo · 18mi
SHELBY, CITY OF
$36.00
SHELBY, CITY OF
SHELBY, NC · $36.00/mo · 22mi
MOORESVILLE TOWN OF
$37.14
MOORESVILLE TOWN OF
MOORESVILLE, NC · $37.14/mo · 24mi
KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF
$43.64
KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF
KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC · $43.64/mo · 18mi
STATESVILLE, CITY OF
$44.06
STATESVILLE, CITY OF
STATESVILLE, NC · $44.06/mo · 30mi
LINCOLN COUNTY WTP
$46.07
LINCOLN COUNTY WTP
DENVER, NC · $46.07/mo · 3mi
VALDESE, TOWN OF
$55.70
VALDESE, TOWN OF
VALDESE, NC · $55.70/mo · 26mi
ALEXANDER CO WTR DIST
$66.20
ALEXANDER CO WTR DIST
HICKORY, NC · $66.20/mo · 27mi

Where does LINCOLNTON, CITY 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

15,839

Municipalities served

Lincolnton

Where does LINCOLNTON, CITY OF's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Surface Water
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
NC0155010

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 LINCOLNTON, CITY OF's customers?

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

Water Burden

0.9% 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 LINCOLNTON, CITY 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) · 10/05/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

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