How hard is the water in Villas, NJ?

Tap water hardness
64mg/L
3.8gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Lower TWP MUA · March 2024

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

Tap water in Villas has about 64 mg/L of hardness, which is 3.8 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Lower TWP MUA, dated March 2024.

Villas on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NJ typical 80Atlantic City: 12 mg/LAtlantic City 12Somers Point: 21 mg/LSomers Point 21Linwood: 21 mg/LLinwood 21Bargaintown: 21 mg/LBargaintown 21Northfield: 21 mg/LNorthfield 21Pleasantville: 21 mg/LPleasantville 21Millville: 26 mg/LMillville 26Vineland: 26 mg/LVineland 26Bridgeton: 26 mg/LBridgeton 26Margate City: 33 mg/LMargate City 33Villas 64mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NJ 80Somers Point: 21 mg/LSomers Poi. 21Linwood: 21 mg/LLinwood 21Bargaintown: 21 mg/LBargaintown 21Millville: 26 mg/LMillville 26Vineland: 26 mg/LVineland 26Margate City: 33 mg/LMargate Ci. 3364 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 64 mg/L, Villas is 16 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 33 in Margate City.

What 64 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 Villas

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 3.8 gpg = 848 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 28 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Villas's water system

Lower TWP MUA · PWSID NJ0505002

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 12,416 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
25
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 Villas water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 64 mg/L (3.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 3.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 64 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.8.

What size water softener do I need in Villas?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 3.8 gpg works out to about 848 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 28 days.

Has the Villas water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Lower TWP MUA since 2016. There were also 25 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, March 19, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.