How hard is the water in Point Pleasant, NJ?

Tap water hardness
65mg/L
3.8gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Point Pleasant Water Department · January 2024

NJ typical
80 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Point Pleasant water measures 65 mg/L (3.8 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Point Pleasant Water Department, dated January 2024.

Point Pleasant on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Toms River: 13 mg/LToms River 13Belmar: 61 mg/LBelmar 61Lakewood: 64 mg/LLakewood 64Asbury Park: 64 mg/LAsbury Park 64Tinton Falls: 64 mg/LTinton Falls 64West Long Branch: 64 mg/LWest Long Branch 64Eatontown: 64 mg/LEatontown 64Long Branch: 64 mg/LLong Branch 64Manasquan: 77 mg/LManasquan 77Ramtown: 84 mg/LRamtown 84Point Pleasant 65mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Toms River: 13 mg/LToms River 13Belmar: 61 mg/LBelmar 61Lakewood: 64 mg/LLakewood 64Asbury Park: 64 mg/LAsbury Park 64Manasquan: 77 mg/LManasquan 77Ramtown: 84 mg/LRamtown 8465 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Point Pleasant sits 15 mg/L below the typical New Jersey figure of 80. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 8 have softer water and 2 have harder. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Toms River to 84 in Ramtown.

What 65 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Point Pleasant

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 3.8 gpg = 855 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 28 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Point Pleasant's water system

Point Pleasant Water Department · PWSID NJ1524001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 19,600 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
75
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 Point Pleasant water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 65 mg/L (3.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Point Pleasant in grains per gallon?

About 3.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 65 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.8.

What size water softener do I need in Point Pleasant?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 3.8 gpg works out to about 855 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 28 days.

Has the Point Pleasant water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Point Pleasant Water Department since 2016. There were also 75 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, January 4, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.