How hard is the water in North Port, FL?

Tap water hardness
83mg/L
4.8gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by North Port Utilities · May 2024

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

North Port water measures 83 mg/L (4.8 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from North Port Utilities, dated May 2024.

North Port on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Venice: 101 mg/LVenice 101Palmer Ranch: 169 mg/LPalmer Ranch 169Bee Ridge: 169 mg/LBee Ridge 169Gulf Gate: 169 mg/LGulf Gate 169South Gate Ridge: 169 mg/LSouth Gate Ridge 169Sarasota Springs: 169 mg/LSarasota Springs 169Fruitville: 169 mg/LFruitville 169Ridge Wood Heights: 169 mg/LRidge Wood Heights 169Port Charlotte: 295 mg/LPort Charlotte 295Punta Gorda: 295 mg/LPunta Gorda 295North Port 83mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Venice: 101 mg/LVenice 101Palmer Ranch: 169 mg/LPalmer Ran. 169Bee Ridge: 169 mg/LBee Ridge 169Gulf Gate: 169 mg/LGulf Gate 169Port Charlotte: 295 mg/LPort Charl. 295Punta Gorda: 295 mg/LPunta Gorda 29583 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 83 mg/L, North Port is 37 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 101 mg/L in Venice to 295 in Port Charlotte.

What 83 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for North Port

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.8 gpg = 1,087 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 22 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for North Port's water system

North Port Utilities · PWSID FL6580651

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 61,163 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
1

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 North Port water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 83 mg/L (4.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in North Port in grains per gallon?

About 4.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 83 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.8.

What size water softener do I need in North Port?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.8 gpg works out to about 1,087 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 22 days.

Has the North Port water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for North Port Utilities since 2016. There were also 3 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 214 cities in Florida

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, May 3, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.