Fairhope, AL water hardness

Tap water hardness
27mg/L
1.6gpg
Soft

Reported by Fairhope Water System (City Of) · August 2025

AL typical
73 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Fairhope water measures 27 mg/L (1.6 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Fairhope Water System (City Of), dated August 2025.

Fairhope on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+AL typical 73Tillmans Corner: 11 mg/LTillmans Corner 11Robertsdale: 12 mg/LRobertsdale 12Orange Beach: 12 mg/LOrange Beach 12Foley: 17 mg/LFoley 17Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Gulf Shores: 26 mg/LGulf Shores 26Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Prichard: 29 mg/LPrichard 29Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fort 31Fairhope 27mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+AL 73Robertsdale: 12 mg/LRobertsdale 12Foley: 17 mg/LFoley 17Loxley: 25 mg/LLoxley 25Daphne: 29 mg/LDaphne 29Mobile: 30 mg/LMobile 30Spanish Fort: 31 mg/LSpanish Fo. 3127 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

At 27 mg/L, Fairhope is 46 mg/L below the typical Alabama figure of 73. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 11 mg/L in Tillmans Corner to 31 in Spanish Fort.

What 27 mg/L means at home

Soap and shampoo lather with very little product. Kettles and showerheads stay mostly free of white crust.

Some people notice that soap feels slow to rinse off in soft water. That slippery feel is normal and harmless.

Hardness is not a health problem, and EPA sets no limit for it. It is a matter of scale and soap.

What to do about it

Nothing, as far as hardness goes. At 27 mg/L a softener would have almost nothing to remove.

Carbon filter

If the water tastes of chlorine, a pitcher or faucet carbon filter takes care of that. It does not change hardness.

EPA record for Fairhope's water system

Fairhope, City of · PWSID AL0000035

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 59,850 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
34
Open now
0

Health-based means a contaminant above its legal limit or a missed treatment step. Monitoring and reporting violations are late or missing tests and notices. Source: EPA ECHO, 2026Q3 export, violations with periods starting 2016 or later. Full EPA record.

Questions

Is Fairhope water hard?

No. It measures about 27 mg/L (1.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Fairhope in grains per gallon?

About 1.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 27 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.6.

Has the Fairhope water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Fairhope, City of since 2016. There were also 34 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 91 cities in Alabama

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 22, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.