Cape Fear Analytical, L.L.C.

At a glance

Price

no per-test price printed on the lab’s website when we read it (15 Nov 2026): ask for a quote

Turnaround

not stated on the state list or the lab’s website: ask when you order

Homeowner samples

yes (Washington list)

Lab facts

Listed by

Virginia (Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS))

Address

3306 Kitty Hawk Road Suite 120, Wilmington, NC 28405 · Open in Google Maps

Website

www.gel.com/cape-fear-analytical

Not on the state list: found and checked by us, 15 Nov 2026

Public / homeowner samples

Public samples: ask the lab

VA DCLS export has no homeowner/commercial-sample flag

Location note

Lab is in NC, certified by Virginia (often used as a mail-in lab).

Left blank on the list

The Virginia list (version Current as of 8/1/2026) gives no phone for this lab.

Certification record

Certificate ID

VA lab 460208 / EPA NC01894

Issued by

Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS) (certification program)

Expiry on the list

9/30/2026 · Date on list has passed (46 days ago)

List version

Virginia DCLS - Drinking Water Certified Labs (analyte detail), version Current as of 8/1/2026

We fetched it

15 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 ba2a9e4eac40…) · open the state file

Tests on the state list

This list does not break certification down by analyte. Ask the lab which tests it is certified for; the groups as written on the list are below.

• Named on the official list The state list names this analyte (or a column for it) for this lab.
• Group-level certification Certified for a parent group (e.g. 'Inorganics') that includes this analyte. Confirm the specific test with the lab.
• Partial group certification The list marks the group as 'Partial'. Confirm this analyte with the lab.
• Subcontracted The lab sends this analyte to another accredited lab (MDH 'X*').

1 certified drinking-water analytes across 1 methods (analyte-level list).

Also certified by other states

Same business (same street address and ZIP) on another state's official list. Each state certifies separately, so each listing keeps its own source.

• Washington · EPA NC01894 / WA DOH #206 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: yes (per state)
  WA Ecology - Environmental Laboratories Accredited for Drinking Water Analyses (with scopes) (Information current as of 11/13/2026)
• Pennsylvania · PA DEP 68-04569 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  PA DEP Accredited Labs Report - Drinking Water (chemistry) (STALE - report dated 6/11/2024)
• California · CA ELAP 2936 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: yes (per state)
  California ELAP - Accredited Laboratories (map layer) + per-lab Fields of Accreditation (Map layer fetched 2026-11-15; scope PDF as of 9/23/2026)
• Florida · FL DOH E871081 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  Florida DOH - Laboratories Certified Under NELAP (DEP Qlik app): Analyte Search + Organization Name and Location Search, Matrix = Drinking Water, Certification Status = Accredited, Active labs (DOH Version: 11/07/2026 08:30:01 (Qlik app refresh 11/9/2026 4:26:47 AM; live database))
• Texas · TX Lab ID T104704501 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  TCEQ Laboratory Approval Status - List of Accredited Laboratories (public database, Matrix: Drinking Water) (Live database, searched 2026-11-15 ("accurate as of the date and time of the search"))
• Nevada · NV Lab ID NC01894 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  NDEP Laboratory Approval Status - Certified Lab List (public database, Matrix: Drinking Water) (Live database, searched 2026-11-15 ("accurate as of the date and time of the search"))
• Kansas · KS Lab ID E-10405 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  KDHE Approved Laboratory Search (AB Manager public database, Matrix: Drinking Water) (Live database, searched 2026-11-15 ("believed to be accurate at the time of the search"))
• North Carolina · 37901 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  NC SLPH Environmental Sciences - Certified Drinking Water Laboratories (Commercial) (generated on request (no date printed), fetched 2026-11-07)
• South Carolina · 99063001 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  SCDES Commercial Environmental Laboratory Mapping (CELMAPP) - certified commercial laboratories, Safe Drinking Water (no date printed; CELMAPP data last refreshed 2026-10-10 (LastRefreshDate of SCDES's details table))
• New Mexico · NC01894 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  Laboratories Certified by NMED-DWB to Analyze Drinking Water Samples for Water Systems in New Mexico (Last Updated: 10/26/2026)

Nearest labs that take homeowner samples

4 other certified labs that take homeowner samples are within 25 miles of this lab. Distances are straight-line from the address on the state list (approx. = ZIP-code centre). “Takes homeowner samples” comes from a state list column or the lab’s own website, as named.

Price and turnaround as printed on each lab’s own website and checked by a second reader; – = not published or not read yet.

Around this lab: New Hanover County, NC

• Private wells: about 56,602 people, 26% of New Hanover County’s 220,358 residents (USGS, 2015); rank 9 of 100 counties in North Carolina by people on wells.
• County health department: New Hanover County Health Department, Environmental Health Services samples wells; bacteria test Water Sample - Bacteriological $140.00 source (read 14 Nov 2026).

• EPA radon zone (indoor air): Zone 3: low potential (average indoor radon may be less than 2 pCi/L). EPA says the zone map should not decide whether one home needs testing.
• Arsenic above 10 µg/L (USGS model): about 1,492 private-well users (95% range 1,006 to 2,224; 2010 base), rank 19 of 100 in the state. A screening estimate, not a measurement of any well.
• Older homes (Census ACS 2020–2024): 31% of 120,050 housing units were built before 1980, below the state share of 34%. Homes built before 1986 are more likely to have lead solder or fittings, so test tap water for lead there.
• PFAS in public water nearby (public supply, not your well): 8 public systems serving this county reported EPA UCMR 5 results; 1 had a PFOA or PFOS sample at or above 4.0 ng/L.

County figures describe where the lab is, not the lab. Sources: USGS 2015 water use and 2017 arsenic estimates, EPA radon zones, Census ACS table B25034 (2020–2024), EPA UCMR 5 (2023–2026); details and links on the sources page.

Before you send a sample

Call the lab to confirm it's currently certified for the exact test and method, that it accepts samples from homeowners, and how to collect and ship them. Bacteria samples have short holding times. Status can change between list updates. To check a status, contact the Virginia certification program.

Is this your lab?

Labs can ask for corrections through the agency that publishes their state list. Homeowner service, prices and turnaround above come only from the lab’s own website. To ask us to correct or remove this listing, write to us (how we handle listings).