Villa Rica, GA water hardness

Tap water hardness
19mg/L
1.1gpg
SoftCounty estimate

County estimate from 471 water samples in Carroll County · July 2026

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

Water samples from around Villa Rica put hardness at about 19 mg/L (1.1 gpg), which would be soft on the USGS scale. Treat this as a rough guide: it is the median of 471 samples taken across Carroll County, mostly wells and streams, not a test of Villa Rica's treated tap water. One more reason for caution: EPA lists Villa Rica's water system as using surface water, which is often softer than the wells behind the county figure.

Villa Rica on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+GA typical 28Douglasville: 19 mg/LDouglasville 19Carrollton: 19 mg/LCarrollton 19Palmetto: 28 mg/LPalmetto 28South Fulton: 28 mg/LSouth Fulton 28Union City: 28 mg/LUnion City 28Austell: 40 mg/LAustell 40Mableton: 40 mg/LMableton 40Smyrna: 40 mg/LSmyrna 40Fair Oaks: 40 mg/LFair Oaks 40Tyrone: 70 mg/LTyrone 70Villa Rica 19mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+GA 28Douglasville: 19 mg/LDouglasvil. 19Carrollton: 19 mg/LCarrollton 19Palmetto: 28 mg/LPalmetto 28South Fulton: 28 mg/LSouth Fult. 28Austell: 40 mg/LAustell 40Mableton: 40 mg/LMableton 4019 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 19 mg/L, Villa Rica is close to the typical Georgia figure of 28 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 19 mg/L in Douglasville to 70 in Tyrone.

What 19 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 19 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 Villa Rica's water system

Villa Rica · PWSID GA0450006

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 15,667 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
13
Open now
0

EPA lists this system as serving Villa Rica.

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 Villa Rica water hard?

No. It measures about 19 mg/L (1.1 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Villa Rica in grains per gallon?

About 1.1 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 19 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.1.

Has the Villa Rica water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Villa Rica since 2016. There were also 13 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.