How hard is the water in Silsbee, TX?

Tap water hardness
81mg/L
4.8gpg
Moderately hardReports range 81–96

Reported by City of Silsbee · June 2022

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

Tap water in Silsbee has about 81 mg/L of hardness, which is 4.8 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from City of Silsbee, dated June 2022. Reports for this system disagree, with values from 81 to 96 mg/L.

Silsbee on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+TX typical 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Jasper: 18 mg/LJasper 18Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Groves: 27 mg/LGroves 27Port Arthur: 29 mg/LPort Arthur 29Bridge City: 36 mg/LBridge City 36Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 97Silsbee 81mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+TX 112Orange: 15 mg/LOrange 15Vidor: 22 mg/LVidor 22Port Neches: 22 mg/LPort Neches 22Nederland: 25 mg/LNederland 25Beaumont: 27 mg/LBeaumont 27Lumberton: 97 mg/LLumberton 9781 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 81 mg/L, Silsbee is 31 mg/L below the typical Texas figure of 112. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 9 have softer water and 1 has harder. The range nearby runs from 15 mg/L in Orange to 97 in Lumberton.

What 81 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 Silsbee

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 4.8 gpg = 1,069 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 22 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Silsbee's water system

City of Silsbee · PWSID TX1000002

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 10,026 people from groundwater.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
4
Open now
1

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 Silsbee water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 81 mg/L (4.8 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 4.8 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 81 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 4.8.

What size water softener do I need in Silsbee?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 4.8 gpg works out to about 1,069 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 22 days.

Has the Silsbee water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for City of Silsbee since 2016. There were also 4 monitoring or reporting violations, which are about late or missing tests and notices.

Nearby cities

All 342 cities in Texas

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, June 28, 2022), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.