EPA-regulated facilities near Lenoir, NC

There are 303 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Lenoir, North Carolina. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (128), air emissions (117), water discharge (75). None is in significant noncompliance, but 9 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.3M across 1 site.

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303facilities within 5 miles

0in significant noncompliance

9with a violation on record

$5.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	128
Treatment, storage or disposal	2
Large quantity generators	7
Small quantity generators	62
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	40
Superfund	6
Air emissions	117
Major sources	9
Synthetic minor sources	8
Minor sources	27
Water discharge	75
Major permits	1
Minor permits	62
Drinking water systems	38
Greenhouse gas reporters	1
Data centers	3

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-LENOIR 107 INDUSTRIAL CT, LENOIR, NC, 28645 · 2.9 mi $5.3M in penalties

Superfund sites

OAKHILL PCB (JOHN CHURCH SITE) NORWOOD ROAD, ROUTE 2, LENOIR, NC, 28645 · 1.2 mi
SINGER PLANT 1409 W COLLEGE AVE SW, LENOIR, NC, 28645 · 1.3 mi
WHITNEL SCHOOL MERCURY RELEASE 116 HIBRITEN DRIVE SW, LENOIR, NC, 28645 · 1.3 mi
LENOIR ABANDONED DRUMS 709 MAIN STREET NW, LENOIR, NC, 28645 · 1.4 mi
RONNIE'S BODY SHOP 2270 GARNES PLACE, LENOIR, NC, 28645 · 3.4 mi
DAFCO TOTES 2696 HICKORY BLVD, HUDSON, NC, 28638 · 3.8 mi

Data centers

TAPAHA DYNAMICS LLC 708 LYNHAVEN DRIVE, LENOIR, NC, 28645 · 1.3 mi
Unnamed data center (OSM) · 1.4 mi
Unnamed data center (OSM) · 1.6 mi

County

Caldwell County

Nearby towns

Morganton 15 mi
Hickory 16 mi
Boone 23 mi
Newton 24 mi
Lincolnton 34 mi
Statesville 38 mi
Lake Norman of Iredell 42 mi
Shelby 43 mi

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Lenoir as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.