Milton, PA water hardness

Tap water hardness
49mg/L
2.9gpg
Soft

Reported by PA American White Deer · July 2024

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

The water in Milton carries roughly 49 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 2.9 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from PA American White Deer, dated July 2024.

Milton on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+PA typical 127Nanticoke: 29 mg/LNanticoke 29Plymouth: 29 mg/LPlymouth 29Mountain Top: 29 mg/LMountain Top 29Progress: 30 mg/LProgress 30Williamsport: 31 mg/LWilliamsport 31Harrisburg: 40 mg/LHarrisburg 40Lewisburg: 49 mg/LLewisburg 49Sunbury: 72 mg/LSunbury 72Hazleton: 74 mg/LHazleton 74Enola: 128 mg/LEnola 128Milton 49mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+PA 127Nanticoke: 29 mg/LNanticoke 29Progress: 30 mg/LProgress 30Williamsport: 31 mg/LWilliamspo. 31Lewisburg: 49 mg/LLewisburg 49Sunbury: 72 mg/LSunbury 72Hazleton: 74 mg/LHazleton 7449 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 49 mg/L, Milton is 78 mg/L below the typical Pennsylvania figure of 127. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 3 have harder. The range nearby runs from 29 mg/L in Nanticoke to 128 in Enola.

What 49 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 49 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 Milton's water system

PA American White Deer · PWSID PA4490023

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 30,209 people from surface water.

Health-based
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Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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TapWaterData ties Milton to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Milton, 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 Milton water hard?

No. It measures about 49 mg/L (2.9 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 2.9 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 49 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 2.9.

Has the Milton water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for PA American White Deer since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 172 cities in Pennsylvania

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