Huntertown, IN water hardness

Tap water hardness
45mg/L
2.6gpg
Soft

Reported by Huntertown Water Works · December 2024

IN typical
178 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Huntertown has about 45 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.6 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Huntertown Water Works, dated December 2024.

Huntertown on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+IN typical 178Fort Wayne: 95 mg/LFort Wayne 95New Haven: 95 mg/LNew Haven 95Auburn: 192 mg/LAuburn 192Notre Dame: 220 mg/LNotre Dame 220South Bend: 220 mg/LSouth Bend 220Kokomo: 283 mg/LKokomo 283Elkhart: 312 mg/LElkhart 312Goshen: 314 mg/LGoshen 314Marion: 321 mg/LMarion 321Anderson: 354 mg/LAnderson 354Huntertown 45mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+IN 178Fort Wayne: 95 mg/LFort Wayne 95New Haven: 95 mg/LNew Haven 95Auburn: 192 mg/LAuburn 192Elkhart: 312 mg/LElkhart 312Goshen: 314 mg/LGoshen 314Marion: 321 mg/LMarion 32145 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 45 mg/L, Huntertown is 133 mg/L below the typical Indiana figure of 178. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 95 mg/L in Fort Wayne to 354 in Anderson.

What 45 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 45 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 Huntertown's water system

Huntertown Water Works · PWSID IN5202007

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 14,058 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
2
Open now
0

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 Huntertown water hard?

No. It measures about 45 mg/L (2.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 45 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.6.

Has the Huntertown water system had EPA violations?

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

Nearby cities

All 53 cities in Indiana

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, December 18, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.