Orangevale, CA water hardness

Tap water hardness
45mg/L
2.6gpg
SoftReports range 19–45

Reported by Citrus Heights Water District · August 2025

CA typical
121 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
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Data
Utility report

The water in Orangevale carries roughly 45 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.6 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Citrus Heights Water District, dated August 2025. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 19 to 45 mg/L.

Orangevale on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+CA typical 121Granite Bay: 13 mg/LGranite Bay 13Folsom: 18 mg/LFolsom 18Roseville: 19 mg/LRoseville 19Rancho Cordova: 28 mg/LRancho Cordova 28Gold River: 30 mg/LGold River 30Fair Oaks: 53 mg/LFair Oaks 53Carmichael: 74 mg/LCarmichael 74Citrus Heights: 82 mg/LCitrus Heights 82Antelope: 90 mg/LAntelope 90Foothill Farms: 92 mg/LFoothill Farms 92Orangevale 45mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+CA 121Granite Bay: 13 mg/LGranite Bay 13Folsom: 18 mg/LFolsom 18Gold River: 30 mg/LGold River 30Fair Oaks: 53 mg/LFair Oaks 53Citrus Heights: 82 mg/LCitrus Hei. 82Foothill Farms: 92 mg/LFoothill F. 9245 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 45 mg/L, Orangevale is 76 mg/L below the typical California figure of 121. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Granite Bay to 92 in Foothill Farms.

What 45 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 45 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 Orangevale's water system

Citrus Heights Water District · PWSID CA3410006

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 67,818 people from surface water.

Health-based
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Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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TapWaterData ties Orangevale to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Orangevale, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

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 Orangevale water hard?

No. It measures about 45 mg/L (2.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 45 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.6.

Has the Orangevale water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Citrus Heights Water District since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 515 cities in California

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 4, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.