Mansfield Center, MA water hardness

Tap water hardness
50mg/L
2.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Mansfield Water Division · December 2024

MA typical
38 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Mansfield Center has about 50 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Mansfield Water Division, dated December 2024.

Mansfield Center on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MA typical 38Norwood: 46 mg/LNorwood 46Sharon: 47 mg/LSharon 47Taunton: 47 mg/LTaunton 47Foxborough: 48 mg/LFoxborough 48Brockton: 49 mg/LBrockton 49Attleboro: 56 mg/LAttleboro 56Walpole: 66 mg/LWalpole 66Franklin: 69 mg/LFranklin 69North Attleborough: 71 mg/LNorth Attleborough 71Medfield: 95 mg/LMedfield 95Mansfield Center 50mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MA 38Sharon: 47 mg/LSharon 47Taunton: 47 mg/LTaunton 47Foxborough: 48 mg/LFoxborough 48Attleboro: 56 mg/LAttleboro 56Walpole: 66 mg/LWalpole 66North Attleborough: 71 mg/LNorth Attl. 7150 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 50 mg/L, Mansfield Center is 12 mg/L above the typical Massachusetts figure of 38. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 46 mg/L in Norwood to 95 in Medfield.

What 50 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 50 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 Mansfield Center's water system

Mansfield Water Division · PWSID MA4167000

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 21,797 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
1
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Mansfield Center to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Mansfield Center, so check the utility printed on your water bill.

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 Mansfield Center water hard?

No. It measures about 50 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Mansfield Center in grains per gallon?

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 50 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Mansfield Center water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Mansfield Water Division since 2016. There were also 1 monitoring or reporting violation, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 104 cities in Massachusetts

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, December 11, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.