Midway, NC water hardness

Tap water hardness
24mg/L
1.4gpg
Soft

Reported by Davidson Water Inc · September 2025

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

Midway water measures 24 mg/L (1.4 gpg) of hardness, soft by USGS standards. The number comes from Davidson Water Inc, dated September 2025.

Midway on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NC typical 31Winston-Salem: 24 mg/LWinston-Salem 24Thomasville: 24 mg/LThomasville 24Clemmons: 24 mg/LClemmons 24Kernersville: 24 mg/LKernersville 24Walkertown: 24 mg/LWalkertown 24Lexington: 24 mg/LLexington 24Trinity: 24 mg/LTrinity 24Lewisville: 24 mg/LLewisville 24High Point: 32 mg/LHigh Point 32Greensboro: 36 mg/LGreensboro 36Midway 24mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NC 31Winston-Salem: 24 mg/LWinston-Sa. 24Thomasville: 24 mg/LThomasville 24Clemmons: 24 mg/LClemmons 24Kernersville: 24 mg/LKernersvil. 24Walkertown: 24 mg/LWalkertown 24Lexington: 24 mg/LLexington 2424 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Midway sits 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 24 mg/L in Winston-Salem to 36 in Greensboro.

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 Midway's water system

Davidson Water Inc · PWSID NC0229025

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 154,307 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Midway to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Midway, 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 Midway 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 Midway 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 Midway water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Davidson Water Inc since 2016. There were also 3 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, September 24, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.