Massapequa Park, NY water hardness

Tap water hardness
8mg/L
0.5gpg
Soft

Reported by South Farmingdale WD · September 2025

NY typical
31 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Massapequa Park carries roughly 8 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 0.5 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from South Farmingdale WD, dated September 2025.

Massapequa Park on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NY typical 31East Massapequa: 10 mg/LEast Massapequa 10Massapequa: 10 mg/LMassapequa 10North Massapequa: 10 mg/LNorth Massapequa 10Amityville: 10 mg/LAmityville 10North Amityville: 10 mg/LNorth Amityville 10South Farmingdale: 10 mg/LSouth Farmingdale 10Copiague: 10 mg/LCopiague 10Plainedge: 10 mg/LPlainedge 10Wantagh: 10 mg/LWantagh 10Seaford: 13 mg/LSeaford 13Massapequa Park 8mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NY 31East Massapequa: 10 mg/LEast Massa. 10Massapequa: 10 mg/LMassapequa 10North Massapequa: 10 mg/LNorth Mass. 10Amityville: 10 mg/LAmityville 10North Amityville: 10 mg/LNorth Amit. 10Seaford: 13 mg/LSeaford 138 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Massapequa Park sits 23 mg/L below the typical New York figure of 31. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 10 mg/L in East Massapequa to 13 in Seaford.

What 8 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 8 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 Massapequa Park's water system

South Farmingdale WD · PWSID NY2902854

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 44,700 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 8 mg/L (0.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Massapequa Park in grains per gallon?

About 0.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 8 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 0.5.

Has the Massapequa Park water system had EPA violations?

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

Nearby cities

All 149 cities in New York

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 22, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.