Lynchburg, VA water hardness

Tap water hardness
26mg/L
1.5gpg
Soft

Reported by Lynchburg, City of · July 2022

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

Tap water in Lynchburg has about 26 mg/L of hardness, which is 1.5 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as soft. The number comes from Lynchburg, City of, dated July 2022.

Lynchburg on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Madison Heights: 19 mg/LMadison Heights 19Timberlake: 33 mg/LTimberlake 33Buena Vista: 46 mg/LBuena Vista 46Stuarts Draft: 55 mg/LStuarts Draft 55Bedford: 65 mg/LBedford 65Waynesboro: 84 mg/LWaynesboro 84Vinton: 145 mg/LVinton 145Roanoke: 145 mg/LRoanoke 145Cave Spring: 145 mg/LCave Spring 145Salem: 166 mg/LSalem 166Lynchburg 26mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65Madison Heights: 19 mg/LMadison He. 19Timberlake: 33 mg/LTimberlake 33Buena Vista: 46 mg/LBuena Vista 46Bedford: 65 mg/LBedford 65Vinton: 145 mg/LVinton 145Roanoke: 145 mg/LRoanoke 14526 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 26 mg/L, Lynchburg is 39 mg/L below the typical Virginia figure of 65. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 1 has softer water and 9 have harder. The range nearby runs from 19 mg/L in Madison Heights to 166 in Salem.

What 26 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 26 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 Lynchburg's water system

Lynchburg, City of · PWSID VA5680200

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 80,995 people from surface water.

Health-based
0
Monitoring or reporting
0
Open now
0

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 Lynchburg water hard?

No. It measures about 26 mg/L (1.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as soft.

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

About 1.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 26 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 1.5.

Has the Lynchburg water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Lynchburg, City of since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

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