Cape Fear Analytical

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

New Mexico (New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) - Drinking Water Bureau, Drinking Water Laboratory Certification Program)

Address

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

Phone

(910) 795-0421

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

Not stated per lab. NMED's Private Wells page says: "To test your water, contact a local water laboratory and confirm if they can analyze samples from private wells. While the Drinking Water Bureau (DWB) certifies laboratories for public water systems, many of these labs also offer services to private well owners." It names no lab, and NMED's list does not say which labs take samples from private well owners. NMED's free well testing (water fairs and NMED field offices) is done by NMED itself, not by the labs on this list.

Location note

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

Certification record

Certificate ID

NC01894

Issued by

New Mexico Environment Department (NMED) - Drinking Water Bureau, Drinking Water Laboratory Certification Program (certification program)

Expiry on the list

8/31/2027 · expires in 289 days

List version

Laboratories Certified by NMED-DWB to Analyze Drinking Water Samples for Water Systems in New Mexico, version Last Updated: 10/26/2026

We fetched it

3 Nov 2026 (file SHA-256 01b15ad0cadf…) · 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*').

NMED prints the analyte groups as "DI" (codes keyed by the legend on NMED's list). NMED certifies whole analyte groups, not single analytes. NMED's "On Contract" column: N. NMED's footnote: "Laboratories listed as "N" are not on contract with NMED-DWB and may not submit invoices for payment of sample analyses. Systems utilizing labs which are not under contract with NMED-DWB are responsible for payment of services." This concerns public water systems' compliance samples, not private well owners. Out-of-state lab (NC) certified by NMED-DWB. NMED's list prints no street address; the address is from Virginia's official list for the same lab (3306 Kitty Hawk Road Suite 120, Wilmington, NC 28405).

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.

• Virginia · VA lab 460208 / EPA NC01894 · analytes not broken down · Public samples: ask the lab
  Virginia DCLS - Drinking Water Certified Labs (analyte detail) (Current as of 8/1/2026)
• 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))

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 New Mexico 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).