Washington, NC water hardness

Tap water hardness
43mg/L
2.5gpg
Soft

Reported by Beaufort CO Northside Regional Water · October 2024

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

The water in Washington carries roughly 43 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.5 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Beaufort CO Northside Regional Water, dated October 2024.

Washington on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+NC typical 31Wilson: 19 mg/LWilson 19Havelock: 24 mg/LHavelock 24Rocky Mount: 28 mg/LRocky Mount 28New Bern: 29 mg/LNew Bern 29Greenville: 36 mg/LGreenville 36Half Moon: 52 mg/LHalf Moon 52Piney Green: 52 mg/LPiney Green 52Jacksonville: 52 mg/LJacksonville 52Holly Ridge: 52 mg/LHolly Ridge 52Goldsboro: 75 mg/LGoldsboro 75Washington 43mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+NC 31Wilson: 19 mg/LWilson 19Havelock: 24 mg/LHavelock 24Rocky Mount: 28 mg/LRocky Mount 28New Bern: 29 mg/LNew Bern 29Greenville: 36 mg/LGreenville 36Goldsboro: 75 mg/LGoldsboro 7543 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 43 mg/L, Washington is 12 mg/L above the typical North Carolina figure of 31. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 5 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 19 mg/L in Wilson to 75 in Goldsboro.

What 43 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 43 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 Washington's water system

Beaufort CO Northside Regional Water · PWSID NC0407035

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 22,405 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
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 Washington water hard?

No. It measures about 43 mg/L (2.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 43 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.5.

Has the Washington water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Beaufort CO Northside Regional Water since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 101 cities in North Carolina

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 28, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.