Havelock, NC water hardness

Tap water hardness
24mg/L
1.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Craven County Water System · September 2025

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

The water in Havelock carries roughly 24 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.4 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Craven County Water System, dated September 2025.

Havelock on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NC typical 31Wilmington: 21 mg/LWilmington 21Hampstead: 27 mg/LHampstead 27New Bern: 29 mg/LNew Bern 29Greenville: 36 mg/LGreenville 36Washington: 43 mg/LWashington 43Piney Green: 52 mg/LPiney Green 52Jacksonville: 52 mg/LJacksonville 52Half Moon: 52 mg/LHalf Moon 52Holly Ridge: 52 mg/LHolly Ridge 52Goldsboro: 75 mg/LGoldsboro 75Havelock 24mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NC 31New Bern: 29 mg/LNew Bern 29Washington: 43 mg/LWashington 43Piney Green: 52 mg/LPiney Green 52Jacksonville: 52 mg/LJacksonvil. 52Half Moon: 52 mg/LHalf Moon 52Holly Ridge: 52 mg/LHolly Ridge 5224 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Havelock sits close to the typical North Carolina figure of 31 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 21 mg/L in Wilmington to 75 in Goldsboro.

What 24 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 24 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 Havelock's water system

Havelock Water System · PWSID NC0425015

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 14,925 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

EPA lists Havelock Water System as the system serving Havelock. The hardness figure above comes from a different system's report, which TapWaterData uses for Havelock.

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 Havelock water hard?

No. It measures about 24 mg/L (1.4 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.4 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 24 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.4.

Has the Havelock water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Havelock Water System since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 101 cities in North Carolina

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, September 16, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.