Statesboro, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
26mg/L
1.5gpg
SoftCounty estimate

County estimate from 146 water samples in Bulloch County · July 2026

GA typical
28 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
County estimate

Water samples from around Statesboro put hardness at about 26 mg/L (1.5 gpg), which would be soft on the USGS scale. Treat this as a rough guide: it is the median of 146 samples taken across Bulloch County, mostly wells and streams, not a test of Statesboro's treated tap water.

Statesboro on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Grovetown: 23 mg/LGrovetown 23Martinez: 23 mg/LMartinez 23Evans: 23 mg/LEvans 23Augusta: 24 mg/LAugusta 24Pooler: 69 mg/LPooler 69Savannah: 84 mg/LSavannah 84Garden City: 87 mg/LGarden City 87Georgetown: 87 mg/LGeorgetown 87Vidalia: 102 mg/LVidalia 102Jesup: 150 mg/LJesup 150Statesboro 26mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Pooler: 69 mg/LPooler 69Savannah: 84 mg/LSavannah 84Garden City: 87 mg/LGarden City 87Georgetown: 87 mg/LGeorgetown 87Vidalia: 102 mg/LVidalia 102Jesup: 150 mg/LJesup 15026 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 26 mg/L, Statesboro is close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 23 mg/L in Grovetown to 150 in Jesup.

What 26 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 26 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 Statesboro's water system

Statesboro · PWSID GA0310004

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 36,846 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
2

EPA lists this system as serving Statesboro.

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 Statesboro water hard?

No. It measures about 26 mg/L (1.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 26 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.5.

Has the Statesboro water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Statesboro since 2016. There were also 2 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 85 cities in Georgia

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.