Pensacola, FL water hardness

Tap water hardness
36mg/L
2.1gpg
Soft

Reported by Nas Pensacola / Corry Station · July 2024

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

Tap water in Pensacola has about 36 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.1 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Nas Pensacola / Corry Station, dated July 2024.

Pensacola on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+FL typical 120Crestview: 12 mg/LCrestview 12Wright: 31 mg/LWright 31Ocean City: 31 mg/LOcean City 31Lake Lorraine: 31 mg/LLake Lorraine 31Fort 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 165Pensacola 36mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+FL 120Wright: 31 mg/LWright 31Ocean City: 31 mg/LOcean City 31Fort Walton Beach: 40 mg/LFort Walto. 40Gulf Breeze: 42 mg/LGulf Breeze 42Ferry Pass: 53 mg/LFerry Pass 53Midway: 165 mg/LMidway 16536 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Pensacola sits 84 mg/L below the typical Florida figure of 120. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Crestview to 165 in Midway.

What 36 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 36 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 Pensacola's water system

Nas Pensacola / Corry Station · PWSID FL1170814

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 22,600 people from groundwater.

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 Pensacola water hard?

No. It measures about 36 mg/L (2.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 36 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.1.

Has the Pensacola water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Nas Pensacola / Corry Station 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, July 17, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.