Water hardness in North Carolina

Typical North Carolina tap water
31mg/L
1.8gpg
Soft

Population-weighted middle value across 150 North Carolina cities in the dataset

People with hard or very hard water
0%
Hardest
Carolina Beach 180
Softest
Brevard 4

We have hardness numbers for 101 North Carolina cities; 13 of them are county estimates rather than utility figures. Each city page adds the water system's EPA violation record and a softener size for a typical household.

Every North Carolina city on the hardness scale
SoftModerately hardHardVery hard060120180240300360+Charlotte: 31 mg/LRaleigh: 25 mg/LGreensboro: 36 mg/LDurham: 30 mg/LWinston-Salem: 24 mg/LFayetteville: 29 mg/LCary: 33 mg/LWilmington: 21 mg/LHigh Point: 32 mg/LConcord: 34 mg/LGreenville: 36 mg/LAsheville: 9 mg/LGastonia: 28 mg/LApex: 27 mg/LJacksonville: 52 mg/LHuntersville: 31 mg/LChapel Hill: 30 mg/LKannapolis: 58 mg/LBurlington: 40 mg/LWake Forest: 106 mg/LMooresville: 51 mg/LRocky Mount: 28 mg/LHolly Springs: 41 mg/LWilson: 19 mg/LHickory: 23 mg/LIndian Trail: 30 mg/LMonroe: 32 mg/LGarner: 25 mg/LSalisbury: 40 mg/LLeland: 49 mg/LCornelius: 31 mg/LGoldsboro: 75 mg/LNew Bern: 29 mg/LSanford: 50 mg/LMatthews: 31 mg/LMorrisville: 30 mg/LStatesville: 19 mg/LMint Hill: 31 mg/LKernersville: 24 mg/LAsheboro: 42 mg/LThomasville: 24 mg/LShelby: 20 mg/LKnightdale: 25 mg/LWaxhaw: 30 mg/LClemmons: 24 mg/LMebane: 40 mg/LCarrboro: 30 mg/LHarrisburg: 41 mg/LLexington: 24 mg/LGraham: 40 mg/LBoone: 28 mg/LMount Holly: 23 mg/LPinehurst: 34 mg/LHope Mills: 29 mg/LMorganton: 19 mg/LStallings: 30 mg/LHavelock: 24 mg/LSouthern Pines: 34 mg/LDavidson: 31 mg/LBelmont: 21 mg/LHendersonville: 5 mg/LWeddington: 30 mg/LLewisville: 24 mg/LPiney Green: 52 mg/LAnderson Creek: 51 mg/LRolesville: 25 mg/LLincolnton: 14 mg/LPineville: 31 mg/LSpout Springs: 51 mg/LWashington: 43 mg/LWesley Chapel: 30 mg/LAngier: 51 mg/LSt. Stephens: 23 mg/LOak Island: 61 mg/LHampstead: 27 mg/LDunn: 51 mg/LBlack Mountain: 10 mg/LFletcher: 8 mg/LWoodfin: 9 mg/LBrevard: 4 mg/LHalf Moon: 52 mg/LEtowah: 5 mg/LKill Devil Hills: 4 mg/LMills River: 8 mg/LUnionville: 30 mg/LSt. James: 49 mg/LTrinity: 24 mg/LMarvin: 30 mg/LBoiling Spring Lakes: 49 mg/LCarolina Beach: 180 mg/LEast Flat Rock: 5 mg/LWalkertown: 24 mg/LSwannanoa: 9 mg/LBarbecue: 51 mg/LHolly Ridge: 52 mg/LShallotte: 49 mg/LPleasant Garden: 36 mg/LMidland: 34 mg/LMidway: 24 mg/LWestport: 14 mg/LLillington: 51 mg/LCharlotteRaleighDurhamFayettevilleSoftMod.HardVery hard060120180240300360+Charlotte: 31 mg/LRaleigh: 25 mg/LGreensboro: 36 mg/LDurham: 30 mg/LWinston-Salem: 24 mg/LFayetteville: 29 mg/LCary: 33 mg/LWilmington: 21 mg/LHigh Point: 32 mg/LConcord: 34 mg/LGreenville: 36 mg/LAsheville: 9 mg/LGastonia: 28 mg/LApex: 27 mg/LJacksonville: 52 mg/LHuntersville: 31 mg/LChapel Hill: 30 mg/LKannapolis: 58 mg/LBurlington: 40 mg/LWake Forest: 106 mg/LMooresville: 51 mg/LRocky Mount: 28 mg/LHolly Springs: 41 mg/LWilson: 19 mg/LHickory: 23 mg/LIndian Trail: 30 mg/LMonroe: 32 mg/LGarner: 25 mg/LSalisbury: 40 mg/LLeland: 49 mg/LCornelius: 31 mg/LGoldsboro: 75 mg/LNew Bern: 29 mg/LSanford: 50 mg/LMatthews: 31 mg/LMorrisville: 30 mg/LStatesville: 19 mg/LMint Hill: 31 mg/LKernersville: 24 mg/LAsheboro: 42 mg/LThomasville: 24 mg/LShelby: 20 mg/LKnightdale: 25 mg/LWaxhaw: 30 mg/LClemmons: 24 mg/LMebane: 40 mg/LCarrboro: 30 mg/LHarrisburg: 41 mg/LLexington: 24 mg/LGraham: 40 mg/LBoone: 28 mg/LMount Holly: 23 mg/LPinehurst: 34 mg/LHope Mills: 29 mg/LMorganton: 19 mg/LStallings: 30 mg/LHavelock: 24 mg/LSouthern Pines: 34 mg/LDavidson: 31 mg/LBelmont: 21 mg/LHendersonville: 5 mg/LWeddington: 30 mg/LLewisville: 24 mg/LPiney Green: 52 mg/LAnderson Creek: 51 mg/LRolesville: 25 mg/LLincolnton: 14 mg/LPineville: 31 mg/LSpout Springs: 51 mg/LWashington: 43 mg/LWesley Chapel: 30 mg/LAngier: 51 mg/LSt. Stephens: 23 mg/LOak Island: 61 mg/LHampstead: 27 mg/LDunn: 51 mg/LBlack Mountain: 10 mg/LFletcher: 8 mg/LWoodfin: 9 mg/LBrevard: 4 mg/LHalf Moon: 52 mg/LEtowah: 5 mg/LKill Devil Hills: 4 mg/LMills River: 8 mg/LUnionville: 30 mg/LSt. James: 49 mg/LTrinity: 24 mg/LMarvin: 30 mg/LBoiling Spring Lakes: 49 mg/LCarolina Beach: 180 mg/LEast Flat Rock: 5 mg/LWalkertown: 24 mg/LSwannanoa: 9 mg/LBarbecue: 51 mg/LHolly Ridge: 52 mg/LShallotte: 49 mg/LPleasant Garden: 36 mg/LMidland: 34 mg/LMidway: 24 mg/LWestport: 14 mg/LLillington: 51 mg/LCharlotteRaleighGreensboro

Dot size follows population. Tap a dot for the city page.

97Soft
3Moderately hard
1Hard
0Very hard

Hardest water in North Carolina

  1. Carolina Beach180
  2. Wake Forest106
  3. Goldsboro75
  4. Oak Island61
  5. Kannapolis58
  6. Jacksonville52
  7. Piney Green52
  8. Half Moon52

Softest water in North Carolina

  1. Kill Devil Hills4
  2. Brevard4
  3. East Flat Rock5
  4. Etowah5
  5. Hendersonville5
  6. Mills River8
  7. Fletcher8
  8. Swannanoa9

All cities in North Carolina

Citymg/LgpgClassDataEPA health violations
Charlotte311.8SoftUtility report0
Raleigh251.5SoftUtility report0
Greensboro362.1SoftUtility report0
Durham301.7SoftUtility report0
Winston-Salem241.4SoftUtility report0
Fayetteville291.7SoftUtility report0
Cary331.9SoftUtility report1
Wilmington211.2SoftUtility report0
High Point321.9SoftUtility report1
Concord342.0SoftUtility report2
Greenville362.1SoftCounty estimate0
Asheville90.5SoftUtility report1
Gastonia281.6SoftCounty estimate0
Apex271.6SoftUtility report0
Jacksonville523.0SoftUtility report1
Huntersville311.8SoftUtility report0
Chapel Hill301.7SoftUtility report0
Kannapolis583.4SoftCounty estimate1
Burlington402.3SoftCounty estimate1
Wake Forest1066.2Moderately hardUtility report0
Mooresville513.0SoftUtility report0
Rocky Mount281.6SoftCounty estimate0
Holly Springs412.4SoftUtility report0
Wilson191.1SoftCounty estimate0
Hickory231.3SoftUtility report0
Indian Trail301.7SoftUtility report2
Monroe321.8SoftUtility report2
Garner251.5SoftUtility report0
Salisbury402.3SoftCounty estimate1
Leland492.9SoftUtility report1
Cornelius311.8SoftUtility report0
Goldsboro754.4Moderately hardUtility report5
New Bern291.7SoftUtility report1
Sanford502.9SoftCounty estimate1
Matthews311.8SoftUtility report0
Morrisville301.7SoftUtility report0
Statesville191.1SoftCounty estimate2
Mint Hill311.8SoftUtility report0
Kernersville241.4SoftUtility report0
Asheboro422.5SoftCounty estimate2
Thomasville241.4SoftUtility report0
Shelby201.2SoftCounty estimate0
Knightdale251.5SoftUtility report0
Waxhaw301.7SoftUtility report2
Clemmons241.4SoftUtility report0
Mebane402.3SoftCounty estimate0
Carrboro301.7SoftUtility report0
Harrisburg412.4SoftUtility report3
Lexington241.4SoftUtility report0
Graham402.3SoftCounty estimate0
Boone281.6SoftUtility report0
Mount Holly231.3SoftUtility report0
Pinehurst342.0SoftUtility report0
Hope Mills291.7SoftUtility report0
Morganton191.1SoftUtility report0
Stallings301.7SoftUtility report2
Havelock241.4SoftUtility report0
Southern Pines342.0SoftUtility report1
Davidson311.8SoftUtility report0
Belmont211.2SoftUtility report0
Hendersonville50.3SoftUtility report0
Weddington301.7SoftUtility report2
Lewisville241.4SoftUtility report0
Piney Green523.0SoftUtility report1
Anderson Creek513.0SoftUtility report0
Rolesville251.5SoftUtility report0
Lincolnton140.8SoftUtility report0
Pineville311.8SoftUtility report0
Spout Springs513.0SoftUtility report0
Washington432.5SoftUtility report0
Wesley Chapel301.7SoftUtility report2
Angier513.0SoftUtility report1
St. Stephens231.3SoftUtility report0
Oak Island613.6Moderately hardUtility report0
Hampstead271.6SoftUtility report5
Dunn513.0SoftUtility report0
Black Mountain100.6SoftUtility report1
Fletcher80.5SoftUtility report1
Woodfin90.5SoftUtility report1
Brevard40.2SoftUtility report0
Half Moon523.0SoftUtility report1
Etowah50.3SoftUtility report0
Kill Devil Hills40.2SoftUtility report0
Mills River80.5SoftUtility report1
Unionville301.7SoftUtility report2
St. James492.9SoftUtility report1
Trinity241.4SoftUtility report0
Marvin301.7SoftUtility report2
Boiling Spring Lakes492.9SoftUtility report1
Carolina Beach18010.5HardUtility report0
East Flat Rock50.3SoftUtility report0
Walkertown241.4SoftUtility report0
Swannanoa90.5SoftUtility report1
Barbecue513.0SoftUtility report0
Holly Ridge523.0SoftUtility report1
Shallotte492.9SoftUtility report1
Pleasant Garden362.1SoftUtility report0
Midland342.0SoftUtility report2
Midway241.4SoftUtility report0
Westport140.8SoftUtility report1
Lillington513.0SoftUtility report0

Questions

Is North Carolina water hard?

The typical North Carolina resident gets about 31 mg/L (1.8 gpg), which is soft. About 0% of people in the cities we track have hard or very hard water.

Which city in North Carolina has the hardest water?

Among 101 cities with pages here, Carolina Beach is highest at 180 mg/L.

Which city in North Carolina has the softest water?

Brevard, at 4 mg/L.

Other states

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness, CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.