Nanticoke, PA water hardness

Tap water hardness
29mg/L
1.7gpg
Soft

Reported by Paw Nesbitt · March 2025

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

The water in Nanticoke carries roughly 29 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.7 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Paw Nesbitt, dated March 2025.

Nanticoke on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+PA typical 127Plymouth: 29 mg/LPlymouth 29Mountain Top: 29 mg/LMountain Top 29Wilkes-Barre: 29 mg/LWilkes-Barre 29Kingston: 29 mg/LKingston 29Swoyersville: 29 mg/LSwoyersville 29Exeter: 29 mg/LExeter 29Pittston: 29 mg/LPittston 29Duryea: 29 mg/LDuryea 29Old Forge: 29 mg/LOld Forge 29Hazleton: 74 mg/LHazleton 74Nanticoke 29mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+PA 127Plymouth: 29 mg/LPlymouth 29Mountain Top: 29 mg/LMountain T. 29Wilkes-Barre: 29 mg/LWilkes-Bar. 29Kingston: 29 mg/LKingston 29Swoyersville: 29 mg/LSwoyersvil. 29Exeter: 29 mg/LExeter 2929 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 29 mg/L, Nanticoke is 98 mg/L below the typical Pennsylvania figure of 127. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 29 mg/L in Plymouth to 74 in Hazleton.

What 29 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 29 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 Nanticoke's water system

Paw Nesbitt · PWSID PA2409010

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 52,640 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 29 mg/L (1.7 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.7 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 29 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.7.

Has the Nanticoke water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Paw Nesbitt since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 172 cities in Pennsylvania

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, March 25, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.