Middleborough Center, MA water hardness

Tap water hardness
42mg/L
2.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Middleborough Water Supply · August 2025

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

Middleborough Center water measures 42 mg/L (2.4 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Middleborough Water Supply, dated August 2025.

Middleborough Center on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+MA typical 38Fall River: 8 mg/LFall River 8New Bedford: 18 mg/LNew Bedford 18Plymouth: 26 mg/LPlymouth 26Kingston: 39 mg/LKingston 39Somerset: 45 mg/LSomerset 45Taunton: 47 mg/LTaunton 47Brockton: 49 mg/LBrockton 49Bridgewater: 62 mg/LBridgewater 62Abington: 67 mg/LAbington 67Holbrook: 74 mg/LHolbrook 74Middleborough Center 42mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+MA 38Fall River: 8 mg/LFall River 8Plymouth: 26 mg/LPlymouth 26Kingston: 39 mg/LKingston 39Taunton: 47 mg/LTaunton 47Brockton: 49 mg/LBrockton 49Bridgewater: 62 mg/LBridgewater 6242 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 42 mg/L, Middleborough Center is close to the typical Massachusetts figure of 38 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 6 have harder. The range nearby runs from 8 mg/L in Fall River to 74 in Holbrook.

What 42 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 42 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 Middleborough Center's water system

Middleborough Water Supply · PWSID MA4182000

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 15,350 people from groundwater.

Health-based
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Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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TapWaterData ties Middleborough Center to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Middleborough 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 Middleborough Center water hard?

No. It measures about 42 mg/L (2.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 42 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.4.

Has the Middleborough Center water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Middleborough Water Supply since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 104 cities in Massachusetts

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 25, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.