Toms River, NJ water hardness

Tap water hardness
13mg/L
0.8gpg
SoftCounty estimate

County estimate from 604 water samples in Ocean County · July 2026

NJ typical
80 mg/L
Data
County estimate

Water samples from around Toms River put hardness at about 13 mg/L (0.8 gpg), which would be soft on the USGS scale. Treat this as a rough guide: it is the median of 604 samples taken across Ocean County, mostly wells and streams, not a test of Toms River's treated tap water.

Toms River on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Belmar: 61 mg/LBelmar 61Lakewood: 64 mg/LLakewood 64West Freehold: 64 mg/LWest Freehold 64Asbury Park: 64 mg/LAsbury Park 64Freehold: 64 mg/LFreehold 64Tinton Falls: 64 mg/LTinton Falls 64East Freehold: 64 mg/LEast Freehold 64Point Pleasant: 65 mg/LPoint Pleasant 65Manasquan: 77 mg/LManasquan 77Ramtown: 84 mg/LRamtown 84Toms River 13mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Belmar: 61 mg/LBelmar 61Lakewood: 64 mg/LLakewood 64West Freehold: 64 mg/LWest Freeh. 64Point Pleasant: 65 mg/LPoint Plea. 65Manasquan: 77 mg/LManasquan 77Ramtown: 84 mg/LRamtown 8413 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 13 mg/L, Toms River is 67 mg/L below the typical New Jersey figure of 80. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 61 mg/L in Belmar to 84 in Ramtown.

What 13 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 13 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 Toms River's water system

We could not match Toms River to a community water system in EPA's records. Your water bill or the yearly Consumer Confidence Report names the system and its ID.

Questions

Is Toms River water hard?

No. It measures about 13 mg/L (0.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Toms River in grains per gallon?

About 0.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 13 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.8.

Nearby cities

All 227 cities in New Jersey

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (county estimate, July 4, 2026), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.