Panama City Beach, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
48mg/L
2.8gpg
SoftCounty estimate

County estimate from 262 water samples in Bay County · July 2026

FL typical
120 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
County estimate

Water samples from around Panama City Beach put hardness at about 48 mg/L (2.8 gpg), which would be soft on the USGS scale. Treat this as a rough guide: it is the median of 262 samples taken across Bay County, mostly wells and streams, not a test of Panama City Beach's treated tap water. One more reason for caution: EPA lists Panama City Beach's water system as using surface water, which is often softer than the wells behind the county figure.

Panama City Beach on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Crestview: 12 mg/LCrestview 12Lake Lorraine: 31 mg/LLake Lorraine 31Ocean City: 31 mg/LOcean City 31Wright: 31 mg/LWright 31Pensacola: 36 mg/LPensacola 36Fort Walton Beach: 40 mg/LFort Walton Beach 40Gulf Breeze: 42 mg/LGulf Breeze 42Lynn Haven: 48 mg/LLynn Haven 48Panama City: 48 mg/LPanama City 48Midway: 165 mg/LMidway 165Panama City Beach 48mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Lake Lorraine: 31 mg/LLake Lorra. 31Ocean City: 31 mg/LOcean City 31Wright: 31 mg/LWright 31Fort Walton Beach: 40 mg/LFort Walto. 40Lynn Haven: 48 mg/LLynn Haven 48Panama City: 48 mg/LPanama City 4848 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 48 mg/L, Panama City Beach is 72 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 7 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Crestview to 165 in Midway.

What 48 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 48 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 Panama City Beach's water system

Panama City Beach City of · PWSID FL1030515

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 67,205 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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EPA lists this system as serving Panama City Beach.

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 Panama City Beach water hard?

No. It measures about 48 mg/L (2.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Panama City Beach in grains per gallon?

About 2.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 48 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.8.

Has the Panama City Beach water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Panama City Beach City of since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 214 cities in Florida

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (county estimate, July 4, 2026), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.