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City water profile

Water hardness in Minneapolis

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
At state median
Evidence comparison rank
#1 of 1
Matched utilities
1
Active health records
0

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Minneapolis

MN1270024 · Surface water · 425,300 people served system-wide

A municipal system, in-state city, and served county all agree with this Census ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level
Reported level
0.002 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

13% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Minneapolis
RuleStatusPeriod
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)ResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Mar 31, 2023

City summary

What the indexed records say

Minneapolis has 21 published ZIP profiles across Hennepin County. The regional-evidence median is 191 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 191 PPM versus 191 PPM statewide.

Among the 1 Minnesotacities meeting the comparison standard, Minneapolis ranks #1from highest to lowest. Across all 321 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 180.5to 716 PPM.

The 180.5–264 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard21 ZIPs

21 of 21 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
4.3 miles
Profiles with evidence
21/21

Confidence labels

High: 21Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Sep 10, 2020 to May 29, 2026.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Minneapolis

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

55401

Very Hard

191 PPM

Nearest site
4.9 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55402

Very Hard

182 PPM

Nearest site
5.1 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55403

Very Hard

232 PPM

Nearest site
5.1 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55404

Very Hard

191 PPM

Nearest site
4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55405

Very Hard

200 PPM

Nearest site
5.3 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55406

Very Hard

180.5 PPM

Nearest site
1.7 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55407

Very Hard

180.5 PPM

Nearest site
2.4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55408

Very Hard

232 PPM

Nearest site
4.4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55409

Very Hard

223 PPM

Nearest site
3.5 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55410

Very Hard

264 PPM

Nearest site
5.1 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55411

Very Hard

200 PPM

Nearest site
3.5 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55412

Very Hard

200 PPM

Nearest site
1.6 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55413

Very Hard

182 PPM

Nearest site
4.9 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55414

Very Hard

182 PPM

Nearest site
4.4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55415

Very Hard

191 PPM

Nearest site
4.6 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55417

Very Hard

180.5 PPM

Nearest site
1.3 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55418

Very Hard

182 PPM

Nearest site
3.8 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55419

Very Hard

226.5 PPM

Nearest site
3.7 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55450

Very Hard

180.5 PPM

Nearest site
3.1 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55454

Very Hard

191 PPM

Nearest site
4.3 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

55455

Very Hard

182 PPM

Nearest site
4.3 mi
Confidence
High

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

  1. 1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
  2. 2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
  3. 3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

Questions people ask

About water in Minneapolis

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.