Socastee, SC water hardness

Tap water hardness
31mg/L
1.8gpg
Soft

Reported by Gsw&sa (Sc2620004) · February 2025

SC typical
32 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Socastee carries roughly 31 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 1.8 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Gsw&sa (Sc2620004), dated February 2025.

Socastee on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+SC typical 32Moncks Corner: 20 mg/LMoncks Corner 20Florence: 21 mg/LFlorence 21Myrtle Beach: 30 mg/LMyrtle Beach 30North Myrtle Beach: 30 mg/LNorth Myrtle Beach 30Murrells Inlet: 31 mg/LMurrells Inlet 31Little River: 41 mg/LLittle River 41Red Hill: 42 mg/LRed Hill 42Conway: 42 mg/LConway 42Goose Creek: 46 mg/LGoose Creek 46Hanahan: 51 mg/LHanahan 51Socastee 31mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+SC 32Myrtle Beach: 30 mg/LMyrtle Bea. 30North Myrtle Beach: 30 mg/LNorth Myrt. 30Murrells Inlet: 31 mg/LMurrells I. 31Little River: 41 mg/LLittle Riv. 41Red Hill: 42 mg/LRed Hill 42Conway: 42 mg/LConway 4231 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Socastee sits close to the typical South Carolina figure of 32 mg/L. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 4 have softer water and 5 have harder. The range nearby runs from 20 mg/L in Moncks Corner to 51 in Hanahan.

What 31 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 31 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 Socastee's water system

Grand Strand W&sa/Bull Creek · PWSID SC2620004

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 252,840 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 31 mg/L (1.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 31 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.8.

Has the Socastee water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Grand Strand W&sa/Bull Creek since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 58 cities in South Carolina

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, February 14, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.