Fayetteville, NC water hardness

Tap water hardness
29mg/L
1.7gpg
Soft

Reported by Fayetteville Public Works Comm · June 2025

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

The water in Fayetteville carries roughly 29 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.7 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Fayetteville Public Works Comm, dated June 2025.

Fayetteville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NC typical 31Hope Mills: 29 mg/LHope Mills 29Southern Pines: 34 mg/LSouthern Pines 34Pinehurst: 34 mg/LPinehurst 34Sanford: 50 mg/LSanford 50Anderson Creek: 51 mg/LAnderson Creek 51Spout Springs: 51 mg/LSpout Springs 51Barbecue: 51 mg/LBarbecue 51Lillington: 51 mg/LLillington 51Dunn: 51 mg/LDunn 51Angier: 51 mg/LAngier 51Fayetteville 29mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NC 31Hope Mills: 29 mg/LHope Mills 29Southern Pines: 34 mg/LSouthern P. 34Anderson Creek: 51 mg/LAnderson C. 51Spout Springs: 51 mg/LSpout Spri. 51Barbecue: 51 mg/LBarbecue 51Lillington: 51 mg/LLillington 5129 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 29 mg/L, Fayetteville is close to the typical North Carolina figure of 31 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 29 mg/L in Hope Mills to 51 in Anderson Creek.

What 29 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 29 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 Fayetteville's water system

Fayetteville Public Works Comm · PWSID NC0326010

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 226,441 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
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 Fayetteville water hard?

No. It measures about 29 mg/L (1.7 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.7 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 29 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.7.

Has the Fayetteville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Fayetteville Public Works Comm since 2016. There were also 4 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 101 cities in North Carolina

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 14, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.