How hard is the water in Ramtown, NJ?

Tap water hardness
84mg/L
4.9gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Brick Township MUA · September 2025

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

Ramtown water measures 84 mg/L (4.9 gpg) of hardness, moderately hard by USGS standards. The number comes from Brick Township MUA, dated September 2025.

Ramtown 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 Freehold: 64 mg/LWest Freehold 64Freehold: 64 mg/LFreehold 64East Freehold: 64 mg/LEast Freehold 64Point Pleasant: 65 mg/LPoint Pleasant 65Manasquan: 77 mg/LManasquan 77Ramtown 84mg/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 64Point Pleasant: 65 mg/LPoint Plea. 65Manasquan: 77 mg/LManasquan 7784 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 84 mg/L, Ramtown is close to the typical New Jersey figure of 80 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 13 mg/L in Toms River to 77 in Manasquan.

What 84 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 Ramtown

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.9 gpg = 1,107 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 21 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Ramtown's water system

Brick Township MUA · PWSID NJ1506001

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 81,829 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Ramtown to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Ramtown, 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 Ramtown water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 84 mg/L (4.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 4.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 84 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.9.

What size water softener do I need in Ramtown?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.9 gpg works out to about 1,107 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 21 days.

Has the Ramtown water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Brick Township MUA since 2016. There were also 4 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 8, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.