We found 63 public water systems that could serve the same population as James Water System (ordered by population size).
| Name | Areas served | Population served | Contaminant count | Violation count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabethton Water Dept | Elizabethton | 32,594 | 97 | 43 |
| Sycamore Shoals State Park | County of Carter | 20,000 | 0 | 0 |
| First U D Of Carter Co | Elizabethon, Elizabethton | 9,222 | 0 | 59 |
| South Elizabethton Utility Dis | County of Carter | 5,181 | 0 | 5 |
| Hampton Utility District | Hampton | 3,986 | 0 | 19 |
| Siam Utility District | Elizabethton | 2,541 | 0 | 19 |
| Blue Springs Utility Dist | Elizabethton | 1,668 | 0 | 0 |
| North Elizabethton Water Co-op | County of Carter | 1,353 | 0 | 31 |
| Roan Mountain Utility District | Roan Mountain | 1,100 | 0 | 20 |
| Watauga River Regional Water Authority | County of Carter | 410 | 0 | 0 |
| Captain's Table Rest. And Mar. | County of Carter | 400 | 0 | 0 |
| Fish Springs Marina | County of Carter | 382 | 0 | 16 |
| Watauga Point Rec Area - Usfs | County of Carter | 300 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividing Ridge Utilities Inc | County of Carter | 204 | 0 | 0 |
| Shirley's Restaurant | County of Carter | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| O K Shell | County of Carter | 200 | 0 | 0 |
| Peters Hollow | County of Carter | 180 | 0 | 0 |
| King Of The Road Restaurant | County of Carter | 175 | 0 | 0 |
| Lipton Spring | County of Carter | 165 | 0 | 0 |
| Peters Hollow Water System | Elizabethton | 155 | 0 | 97 |
| Little Milligan School | County of Carter | 153 | 0 | 0 |
| Shell Spring | County of Carter | 150 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene Community And Trailer P | County of Carter | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakeview Trailer Court | County of Carter | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| Lakeview Park | County of Carter | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| Greene Community And Tr Pk | County of Carter | 129 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry Hollow | County of Carter | 108 | 0 | 0 |
| Sun Valley Trailer Court | County of Carter | 105 | 0 | 0 |
| Sawyer Trailer Park | County of Carter | 102 | 0 | 0 |
| Clark's Spring | County of Carter | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Mtn St Pk-cabins | County of Carter | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Mtn St Pk-pool | County of Carter | 97 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Mtn St Pk-cmpg-well #3 | County of Carter | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| Twin Springs - Usfs | County of Carter | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnson Cabins | County of Carter | 73 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldog Hollow | County of Carter | 69 | 0 | 0 |
| Hank Johnson S/d Water System | County of Carter | 67 | 0 | 0 |
| Scafel Branch | County of Carter | 60 | 0 | 0 |
| Y:S MEN - USFS | County of Carter | 55 | 0 | 0 |
| Whiteway Grill | County of Carter | 54 | 0 | 0 |
| Sawyer Trailer Court | County of Carter | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Big D Country Store | County of Carter | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Dry Hollow W S %dean Pierce | Elizabethton | 50 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Hardin | County of Carter | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Cove Creek Campground #2 | County of Carter | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Black Bear Resort | County of Carter | 40 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Mtn St Pk-cmpg-well #5 | County of Carter | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Mtn St Pk-cmpg Check In | County of Carter | 38 | 0 | 0 |
| Scaffold Branch Improvement Co | County of Carter | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Elk Mills Grill | County of Carter | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Dennis Cove Campground - Usfs | County of Carter | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Happy Valley Motel | County of Carter | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| Elk River Restaurant | County of Carter | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| Cove Creek Campground #1 | County of Carter | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| Victory Baptist Church | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Tire World | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Beech Cliff Freewill Baptist | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Mom's Cafe | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Mallard Cove Marina & Rv Rt | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Slagle's Pasture | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Mtn St Pk-maintenance | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Watauga Dam Reservation Pua | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Roan Mtn St Pk-visitor Center | County of Carter | 25 | 0 | 0 |