Margate City, NJ water hardness

Tap water hardness
33mg/L
1.9gpg
Soft

Reported by Margate City Water Department · September 2025

NJ typical
80 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Margate City has about 33 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.9 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Margate City Water Department, dated September 2025.

Margate City on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Atlantic City: 12 mg/LAtlantic City 12Brigantine: 20 mg/LBrigantine 20Linwood: 21 mg/LLinwood 21Northfield: 21 mg/LNorthfield 21Pleasantville: 21 mg/LPleasantville 21Bargaintown: 21 mg/LBargaintown 21Somers Point: 21 mg/LSomers Point 21Absecon: 21 mg/LAbsecon 21Pomona: 21 mg/LPomona 21Smithville: 21 mg/LSmithville 21Margate City 33mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Atlantic City: 12 mg/LAtlantic C. 12Linwood: 21 mg/LLinwood 21Northfield: 21 mg/LNorthfield 21Pleasantville: 21 mg/LPleasantvi. 21Bargaintown: 21 mg/LBargaintown 21Somers Point: 21 mg/LSomers Poi. 2133 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 33 mg/L, Margate City is 47 mg/L below the typical New Jersey figure of 80. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 12 mg/L in Atlantic City to 21 in Linwood.

What 33 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 33 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 Margate City's water system

Margate City Water Department · PWSID NJ0116001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 23,500 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
21
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 Margate City water hard?

No. It measures about 33 mg/L (1.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Margate City in grains per gallon?

About 1.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 33 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.9.

Has the Margate City water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Margate City Water Department since 2016. There were also 21 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 227 cities in New Jersey

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 29, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.