Glen Allen, VA water hardness

Tap water hardness
56mg/L
3.3gpg
Soft

Reported by Henrico County Water System · October 2025

VA typical
65 mg/L
EPA health violations since 2016
0
Data
Utility report

The water in Glen Allen carries roughly 56 mg/L of dissolved calcium and magnesium, or 3.3 grains per gallon. That is soft water. The number comes from Henrico County Water System, dated October 2025.

Glen Allen on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Mechanicsville: 56 mg/LMechanicsville 56Laurel: 65 mg/LLaurel 65Lakeside: 65 mg/LLakeside 65Dumbarton: 65 mg/LDumbarton 65Chamberlayne: 65 mg/LChamberlayne 65Tuckahoe: 65 mg/LTuckahoe 65East Highland Park: 65 mg/LEast Highland Park 65Bon Air: 65 mg/LBon Air 65Highland Springs: 65 mg/LHighland Springs 65Richmond: 67 mg/LRichmond 67Glen Allen 56mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65Mechanicsville: 56 mg/LMechanicsv. 56Laurel: 65 mg/LLaurel 65Lakeside: 65 mg/LLakeside 65Dumbarton: 65 mg/LDumbarton 65Chamberlayne: 65 mg/LChamberlay. 65Tuckahoe: 65 mg/LTuckahoe 6556 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 56 mg/L, Glen Allen is close to the typical Virginia figure of 65 mg/L. None of the 10 nearest cities we track has softer water. The range nearby runs from 56 mg/L in Mechanicsville to 67 in Richmond.

What 56 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 56 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 Glen Allen's water system

Henrico County Water System · PWSID VA4087125

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 330,000 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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

No. It measures about 56 mg/L (3.3 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

What is the water hardness in Glen Allen in grains per gallon?

About 3.3 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 56 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 3.3.

Has the Glen Allen water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Henrico County Water System since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, October 6, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.