Water hardness in West Virginia

Typical West Virginia tap water
106mg/L
6.2gpg
Moderately hard

Population-weighted middle value across 19 West Virginia cities in the dataset

People with hard or very hard water
37%
Hardest
Martinsburg 387
Softest
Charleston 41

We have hardness numbers for 14 West Virginia cities; 3 of them are county estimates rather than utility figures. Each city page adds the water system's EPA violation record and a softener size for a typical household.

Every West Virginia city on the hardness scale
SoftModerately hardHardVery hard060120180240300360+Charleston: 41 mg/LHuntington: 137 mg/LMorgantown: 123 mg/LParkersburg: 114 mg/LWheeling: 106 mg/LMartinsburg: 387 mg/LFairmont: 55 mg/LClarksburg: 104 mg/LSouth Charleston: 41 mg/LCheat Lake: 91 mg/LBridgeport: 122 mg/LCharles: 158 mg/LBrookhaven: 91 mg/LNew Martinsville: 228 mg/LCharlestonHuntingtonWheelingMartinsburgSoftMod.HardVery hard060120180240300360+Charleston: 41 mg/LHuntington: 137 mg/LMorgantown: 123 mg/LParkersburg: 114 mg/LWheeling: 106 mg/LMartinsburg: 387 mg/LFairmont: 55 mg/LClarksburg: 104 mg/LSouth Charleston: 41 mg/LCheat Lake: 91 mg/LBridgeport: 122 mg/LCharles: 158 mg/LBrookhaven: 91 mg/LNew Martinsville: 228 mg/LCharlestonHuntington

Dot size follows population. Tap a dot for the city page.

3Soft
5Moderately hard
4Hard
2Very hard

Hardest water in West Virginia

  1. Martinsburg387
  2. New Martinsville228
  3. Charles158
  4. Huntington137
  5. Morgantown123
  6. Bridgeport122
  7. Parkersburg114
  8. Wheeling106

Softest water in West Virginia

  1. South Charleston41
  2. Charleston41
  3. Fairmont55
  4. Brookhaven91
  5. Cheat Lake91
  6. Clarksburg104
  7. Wheeling106
  8. Parkersburg114

All cities in West Virginia

Citymg/LgpgClassDataEPA health violations
Charleston412.4SoftCalculated from utility data0
Huntington1378.0HardCounty estimate0
Morgantown1237.2HardUtility report0
Parkersburg1146.7Moderately hardCounty estimate2
Wheeling1066.2Moderately hardCounty estimate4
Martinsburg38722.6Very hardUtility report0
Fairmont553.2SoftUtility report0
Clarksburg1046.1Moderately hardUtility report0
South Charleston412.4SoftCalculated from utility data–
Cheat Lake915.3Moderately hardUtility report2
Bridgeport1227.1HardUtility report2
Charles1589.2HardUtility report7
Brookhaven915.3Moderately hardUtility report2
New Martinsville22813.3Very hardUtility report0

Questions

Is West Virginia water hard?

The typical West Virginia resident gets about 106 mg/L (6.2 gpg), which is moderately hard. About 37% of people in the cities we track have hard or very hard water.

Which city in West Virginia has the hardest water?

Among 14 cities with pages here, Martinsburg is highest at 387 mg/L.

Which city in West Virginia has the softest water?

Charleston, at 41 mg/L.

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Hardness data: TapWaterData US Water Hardness, CC BY 4.0. Population: US Census Bureau. Violations: EPA ECHO. How we use them.