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Extracted by: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/23/2026
Source:
Quality checks: 8/9 passed
  • ✓ Monotonic pricing
  • ✓ Price range plausible
  • ✓ Fixed charge range
  • ✓ No zero tier prices
  • ✗ Tier count (1–8)
  • ✓ Tier boundary scale
  • ✓ Residential customer class
  • ✓ Effective date parseable
  • ✓ Plausible for NC
Fixed: $26.25/mo
Volume: 6,000 gal = 6000.00 gal
  0–2000 gal  ×  $0.0000/gal  =  $0.00
  2000–5000 gal  ×  $0.0080/gal  =  $23.88
  5000–6000.00 gal  ×  $0.0069/gal  =  $6.89
Total: $26.25 + $30.77 = $57.02/mo

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RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM Water Rates

RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM supplies water to about 22,000 people in ROCKINGHAM, North Carolina. We compare every utility at 6,000 gallons a month, about what a family of four uses. At that amount, a home here pays $57.02. That is 7% more than the national average of $53.11.

Updated Aug 2026

Beta. Rates are standardized estimates for comparison, not official bills.

How much does water cost provided by RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM?

Standardized to a 6,000 gallon/month residential bill on a 5/8"–3/4" meter.

Monthly Rate

$57.02 / 6k gal
Is this right?
+7% vs natl avg

Average cost per 1k gal

$9.50 / 1k gal

At 6,000 gal, fixed charge included.

How does RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's water cost compare to its regional neighbors?

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

Where does RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM 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

22,387

Where does RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's water come from?

Supply and provider classification from EPA records.

Primary Source
Surface Water
Provider Type
Local Govt
PWSID
NC0377109

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 RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM's customers?

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

Water Burden

1.5% 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 RICHMOND COUNTY WATER SYSTEM'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: codex/gpt-5.6-luna · 08/23/2026
Confidence label: Model estimate

Spot an error, or have a newer rate schedule?

Quality checks: 8/9 passed

  • ✓ Monotonic pricing
  • ✓ Price range plausible
  • ✓ Fixed charge range
  • ✓ No zero tier prices
  • ✗ Tier count (1–8)
  • ✓ Tier boundary scale
  • ✓ Residential customer class
  • ✓ Effective date parseable
  • ✓ Plausible for NC