Ocean City, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
31mg/L
1.8gpg
Soft

Reported by Okaloosa Co. Water and Sewer · December 2024

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Ocean City carries roughly 31 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.8 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Okaloosa Co. Water and Sewer, dated December 2024.

Ocean City on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Crestview: 12 mg/LCrestview 12Wright: 31 mg/LWright 31Lake Lorraine: 31 mg/LLake Lorraine 31Pensacola: 36 mg/LPensacola 36Fort Walton Beach: 40 mg/LFort Walton Beach 40Gulf Breeze: 42 mg/LGulf Breeze 42Panama City Beach: 48 mg/LPanama City Beach 48Lynn Haven: 48 mg/LLynn Haven 48Ferry Pass: 53 mg/LFerry Pass 53Midway: 165 mg/LMidway 165Ocean City 31mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Crestview: 12 mg/LCrestview 12Wright: 31 mg/LWright 31Lake Lorraine: 31 mg/LLake Lorra. 31Fort Walton Beach: 40 mg/LFort Walto. 40Gulf Breeze: 42 mg/LGulf Breeze 42Midway: 165 mg/LMidway 16531 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 31 mg/L, Ocean City is 89 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Crestview to 165 in Midway.

What 31 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 31 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 Ocean City's water system

Okaloosa Co. Water and Sewer · PWSID FL1460506

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 80,295 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
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TapWaterData ties Ocean City to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Ocean City, 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 Ocean City water hard?

No. It measures about 31 mg/L (1.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Ocean City in grains per gallon?

About 1.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 31 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.8.

Has the Ocean City water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Okaloosa Co. Water and Sewer since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 214 cities in Florida

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, December 22, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.