Nazareth, PA water hardness

Tap water hardness
20mg/L
1.2gpg
Soft

Reported by Paw Blue Mountain Division · December 2024

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

Tap water in Nazareth has about 20 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.2 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Paw Blue Mountain Division, dated December 2024.

Nazareth on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+PA typical 127Wilson: 50 mg/LWilson 50Chestnut Hill: 50 mg/LChestnut Hill 50Easton: 50 mg/LEaston 50Northampton: 57 mg/LNorthampton 57Bethlehem: 63 mg/LBethlehem 63Hellertown: 63 mg/LHellertown 63Fullerton: 158 mg/LFullerton 158Emmaus: 191 mg/LEmmaus 191Dorneyville: 192 mg/LDorneyville 192Wescosville: 240 mg/LWescosville 240Nazareth 20mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+PA 127Wilson: 50 mg/LWilson 50Chestnut Hill: 50 mg/LChestnut H. 50Easton: 50 mg/LEaston 50Northampton: 57 mg/LNorthampton 57Bethlehem: 63 mg/LBethlehem 63Hellertown: 63 mg/LHellertown 6320 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 20 mg/L, Nazareth is 107 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 50 mg/L in Wilson to 240 in Wescosville.

What 20 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 20 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 Nazareth's water system

Pawc Blue Mountain · PWSID PA3480055

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 23,763 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
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Open now
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TapWaterData ties Nazareth to this system. EPA's service-area records do not name Nazareth, 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 Nazareth water hard?

No. It measures about 20 mg/L (1.2 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.2 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 20 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.2.

Has the Nazareth water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Pawc Blue Mountain since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 172 cities in Pennsylvania

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, December 7, 2024), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.