How hard is the water in Newtown Grant, PA?

Tap water hardness
97mg/L
5.7gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Newtown Artesian Water CO · June 2025

PA typical
127 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Softener for 3 people
24k grain
Data
Utility report

The water in Newtown Grant carries roughly 97 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 5.7 grains per gallon. That is moderately hard water. The number comes from Newtown Artesian Water CO, dated June 2025.

Newtown Grant on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+PA typical 127Maple Glen: 75 mg/LMaple Glen 75Levittown: 96 mg/LLevittown 96Richboro: 109 mg/LRichboro 109Churchville: 109 mg/LChurchville 109Morrisville: 110 mg/LMorrisville 110Horsham: 143 mg/LHorsham 143Doylestown: 145 mg/LDoylestown 145Willow Grove: 153 mg/LWillow Grove 153Roslyn: 153 mg/LRoslyn 153Hatboro: 173 mg/LHatboro 173Newtown Grant 97mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+PA 127Levittown: 96 mg/LLevittown 96Richboro: 109 mg/LRichboro 109Churchville: 109 mg/LChurchville 109Morrisville: 110 mg/LMorrisville 110Doylestown: 145 mg/LDoylestown 145Hatboro: 173 mg/LHatboro 17397 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 97 mg/L, Newtown Grant is 30 mg/L below the typical Pennsylvania figure of 127. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 2 have softer water and 8 have harder. The range nearby runs from 75 mg/L in Maple Glen to 173 in Hatboro.

What 97 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 Newtown Grant

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 5.7 gpg = 1,276 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 18 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Newtown Grant's water system

Newtown Artesian Water CO · PWSID PA1090043

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 38,500 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
94
Open now
0

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

Somewhat. It measures about 97 mg/L (5.7 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

What is the water hardness in Newtown Grant in grains per gallon?

About 5.7 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 97 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 5.7.

What size water softener do I need in Newtown Grant?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 5.7 gpg works out to about 1,276 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 18 days.

Has the Newtown Grant water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Newtown Artesian Water CO since 2016. There were also 94 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 172 cities in Pennsylvania

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 19, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.