How hard is the water in Purcellville, VA?

Tap water hardness
111mg/L
6.5gpg
Moderately hard

Reported by Purcellville, Town of · August 2025

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

Tap water in Purcellville has about 111 mg/L of hardness, which is 6.5 grains per gallon. On the USGS scale that counts as moderately hard. The number comes from Purcellville, Town of, dated August 2025.

Purcellville on the hardness scale, with nearby cities
060120180240300360+VA typical 65Warrenton: 70 mg/LWarrenton 70Manassas: 74 mg/LManassas 74Gainesville: 82 mg/LGainesville 82Sudley: 82 mg/LSudley 82Yorkshire: 82 mg/LYorkshire 82Manassas Park: 82 mg/LManassas Park 82Front Royal: 112 mg/LFront Royal 112Leesburg: 142 mg/LLeesburg 142New Baltimore: 152 mg/LNew Baltimore 152Winchester: 254 mg/LWinchester 254Purcellville 111mg/L as calcium carbonate060120180240300360+VA 65Gainesville: 82 mg/LGainesville 82Sudley: 82 mg/LSudley 82Yorkshire: 82 mg/LYorkshire 82Leesburg: 142 mg/LLeesburg 142New Baltimore: 152 mg/LNew Baltim. 152Winchester: 254 mg/LWinchester 254111 mg/Lmg/L as calcium carbonate
Soft 0–60 mg/LModerately hard 61–120 mg/LHard 121–180 mg/LVery hard 181+ mg/L

Purcellville sits 46 mg/L above the typical Virginia figure of 65. Of the 10 nearest cities we track, 6 have softer water and 4 have harder. The range nearby runs from 70 mg/L in Warrenton to 254 in Winchester.

What 111 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 Purcellville

3 people × 75 gallons a day × 6.5 gpg = 1,460 grains a day. A 24,000-grain unit regenerates about every 16 days.

Size it for your household

EPA record for Purcellville's water system

Purcellville, Town of · PWSID VA6107600

No health-based violations since 2016

Serves about 8,929 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 Purcellville water hard?

Somewhat. It measures about 111 mg/L (6.5 grains per gallon), which the USGS classes as moderately hard.

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

About 6.5 gpg. One grain per gallon equals 17.1 mg/L, so 111 mg/L divided by 17.1 gives 6.5.

What size water softener do I need in Purcellville?

For 3 people using 75 gallons each per day, 6.5 gpg works out to about 1,460 grains a day. A 24,000-grain softener covers that with a regeneration about every 16 days.

Has the Purcellville water system had EPA violations?

EPA records show no health-based violations for Purcellville, Town of since 2016.

Nearby cities

All 79 cities in Virginia

Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness (utility report, August 11, 2025), CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.