Dickson City, PA water hardness

Tap water hardness
44mg/L
2.6gpg
Soft

Reported by PA Amer Water CO Lake Scranton · May 2025

PA typical
127 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

Tap water in Dickson City has about 44 mg/L of hardness, which is 2.6 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from PA Amer Water CO Lake Scranton, dated May 2025.

Dickson City on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+PA typical 127Old Forge: 29 mg/LOld Forge 29Scranton: 40 mg/LScranton 40Taylor: 40 mg/LTaylor 40Moosic: 40 mg/LMoosic 40Blakely: 44 mg/LBlakely 44Olyphant: 44 mg/LOlyphant 44Clarks Summit: 44 mg/LClarks Summit 44Dunmore: 44 mg/LDunmore 44Archbald: 44 mg/LArchbald 44Carbondale: 44 mg/LCarbondale 44Dickson City 44mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+PA 127Scranton: 40 mg/LScranton 40Blakely: 44 mg/LBlakely 44Olyphant: 44 mg/LOlyphant 44Clarks Summit: 44 mg/LClarks Sum. 44Dunmore: 44 mg/LDunmore 44Archbald: 44 mg/LArchbald 4444 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 44 mg/L, Dickson City is 83 mg/L below the typical Pennsylvania figure of 127. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has harder water. The range nearby runs from 29 mg/L in Old Forge to 44 in Blakely.

What 44 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 44 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 Dickson City's water system

PA Amer Water CO Lake Scranton · PWSID PA2359008

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 137,142 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

TapWaterData ties Dickson City to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Dickson City, 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 Dickson City water hard?

No. It measures about 44 mg/L (2.6 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Dickson City in grains per gallon?

About 2.6 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 44 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.6.

Has the Dickson City water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for PA Amer Water CO Lake Scranton since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 172 cities in Pennsylvania

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, May 29, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.