How hard is the water in Steubenville, OH?

Tap water hardness
106mg/L
6.2gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Steubenville, City of · August 2025

OH typical
113 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
4
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Steubenville has about 106 mg/L of hardness, which is 6.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Steubenville, City of, dated August 2025.

Steubenville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+OH typical 113Portage Lakes: 116 mg/LPortage Lakes 116Akron: 116 mg/LAkron 116Warren: 148 mg/LWarren 148Youngstown: 177 mg/LYoungstown 177Kent: 188 mg/LKent 188Green: 220 mg/LGreen 220Barberton: 220 mg/LBarberton 220Alliance: 285 mg/LAlliance 285Canton: 285 mg/LCanton 285Massillon: 285 mg/LMassillon 285Steubenville 106mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+OH 113Warren: 148 mg/LWarren 148Youngstown: 177 mg/LYoungstown 177Green: 220 mg/LGreen 220Alliance: 285 mg/LAlliance 285Canton: 285 mg/LCanton 285Massillon: 285 mg/LMassillon 285106 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 106 mg/L, Steubenville is close to the typical Ohio figure of 113 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 116 mg/L in Portage Lakes to 285 in Alliance.

What 106 mg/L means at home

You may see faint white spots on glasses and shower doors after the water dries.

Scale builds up slowly. A kettle or coffee maker needs descaling now and then, maybe every few months.

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

Optional. Plenty of households at this level live with it and descale the kettle now and then.

Water softener

Worth a look if spots on glass bother you, or if your tankless water heater manual asks for softer water.

Carbon filter

Improves taste and removes chlorine. It leaves calcium and magnesium in place.

Softener size for Steubenville

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.2 gpg = 1,400 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 17 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Steubenville's water system

Steubenville, City of · PWSID OH4102411

4 health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 17,000 people from surface water.

Health-based
4
Monitoring or reporting
3
Open now
0
20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Disinfection byproducts ruleSurface Water Treatment RuleTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM)'16'18'20'22'24'26Disinfection byproducts ruleSurface Water Treatment RuleTotal trihalomethanes (TTHM)
Each dot is one health-based violation, placed at the start of its compliance period.
Contaminant or ruleViolationsPeriodStatus
Disinfection byproducts ruletreatment requirement12025Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rulefiltration and disinfection22016–2024Resolved
Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)a disinfection byproduct12020Resolved

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 Steubenville water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 106 mg/L (6.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 6.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 106 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.2.

What size water softener do I need in Steubenville?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.2 gpg works out to about 1,400 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 17 days.

Has the Steubenville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show 4 health-based violations for Steubenville, City of since 2016, involving Disinfection byproducts rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total trihalomethanes (TTHM). There were also 3 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 108 cities in Ohio

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 7, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.