Hicksville, NY water hardness

Tap water hardness
18mg/L
1.0gpg
Soft

Calculated from the utility's calcium and magnesium results · October 2024

NY typical
31 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Calculated from utility data

The water in Hicksville carries roughly 18 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.0 grains per gallon. That is soft water. TapWaterData worked it out from the calcium and magnesium levels the local utility reports (October 2024).

Hicksville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NY typical 31Bethpage: 10 mg/LBethpage 10Levittown: 10 mg/LLevittown 10Plainedge: 10 mg/LPlainedge 10Syosset: 24 mg/LSyosset 24Old Bethpage: 37 mg/LOld Bethpage 37East Meadow: 42 mg/LEast Meadow 42New Cassel: 45 mg/LNew Cassel 45Plainview: 54 mg/LPlainview 54Old Westbury: 54 mg/LOld Westbury 54Westbury: 55 mg/LWestbury 55Hicksville 18mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NY 31Bethpage: 10 mg/LBethpage 10Levittown: 10 mg/LLevittown 10East Meadow: 42 mg/LEast Meadow 42New Cassel: 45 mg/LNew Cassel 45Plainview: 54 mg/LPlainview 54Westbury: 55 mg/LWestbury 5518 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Hicksville sits 13 mg/L below the typical New York figure of 31. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 3 have softer water and 7 have harder. The range nearby runs from 10 mg/L in Bethpage to 55 in Westbury.

What 18 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 18 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 Hicksville's water system

Hicksville WD · PWSID NY2902829

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 48,000 people from groundwater.

Health-based
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Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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EPA lists this system as serving Hicksville.

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 Hicksville water hard?

No. It measures about 18 mg/L (1.0 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.0 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 18 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.0.

Has the Hicksville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Hicksville WD since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 149 cities in New York

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (calculated from utility data, October 2, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.