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Water hardness in Raleigh

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

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State comparison
3 PPM below
Evidence comparison rank
#2 of 6
Matched utilities
10
Active health records
1

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.

Raleigh, City Of

NC0392010 · Surface water · 650,000 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this 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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Bayleaf Master

NC0392373 · Groundwater · 16,715 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this 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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (9)
Imported violation history for Bayleaf Master
RuleStatusPeriod
Combined UraniumResolvedApr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)ResolvedApr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Radium-228ResolvedApr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Radium-226ResolvedApr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and UResolvedApr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Combined UraniumResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 11, 2024
NitrateResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
NitrateArchivedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023

Stonehenge S/d

NC0392298 · Groundwater · 1,840 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this 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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Stonehenge S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 4, 2024
NitrateResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023

Royal Senter Ridge S/d

NC4392140 · Groundwater · 740 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this 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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for Royal Senter Ridge S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 13, 2024
NitrateResolvedJan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023

Mallards Crossing S/d

NC0392356 · Groundwater · 709 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this 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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Mallards Crossing S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024

Myatt Mill S/d

NC0392085 · Groundwater · 676 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Myatt Mill S/d
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 9, 2024

Lynnhaven-Crowsdale

NC0392253 · Groundwater · 650 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this 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
0.0056 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

37% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (0)

No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.

Glendale Master System

NC0392293 · Groundwater · 633 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this 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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (22)
Imported violation history for Glendale Master System
RuleStatusPeriod
cis-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Xylenes, TotalResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,2-DichloroethaneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Carbon tetrachlorideResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,2-DichloropropaneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
BenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
TolueneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
EthylbenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
TrichloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
StyreneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
o-DichlorobenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,1,2-TrichloroethaneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,2,4-TrichlorobenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Vinyl chlorideResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
trans-1,2-DichloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,1-DichloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
TetrachloroethyleneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
p-DichlorobenzeneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
CHLOROBENZENEResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
1,1,1-TrichloroethaneResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
DICHLOROMETHANEResolvedOct 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 10, 2024

All Star Mhp

NC0392102 · Groundwater · 530 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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Measurements (2)

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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation
Reported level
6 PCI/L
Maximum contaminant level
5 PCI/L

120% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Apr 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026

Violation history (2)
Imported violation history for All Star Mhp
RuleStatusPeriod
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)Health-basedAddressedApr 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026
Lead and Copper RuleResolvedJan 1, 2022 to Mar 16, 2022

Briarwood/kildaire

NC0392383 · Groundwater · 517 people served system-wide

The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.

No active health-based record in this imported snapshot

Find this utility’s official report →
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 mg/L
Action level
0.015 mg/L

0% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (1)
Imported violation history for Briarwood/kildaire
RuleStatusPeriod
Consumer Confidence RuleResolvedJul 1, 2024 to Dec 11, 2024

City summary

What the indexed records say

Raleigh has 17 published ZIP profiles across Wake County. The regional-evidence median is 47 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 47 PPM versus 50 PPM statewide.

Among the 6 North Carolinacities meeting the comparison standard, Raleigh ranks #2from highest to lowest. Across all 519 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 4.8to 256 PPM.

The 29.8–55.4 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft17 ZIPs
Moderately hard0 ZIPs
Hard0 ZIPs
Very hard0 ZIPs

17 of 17 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance
1.9 miles
Profiles with evidence
17/17

Confidence labels

High: 17Moderate: 0Low: 0

Observation window: Jul 12, 2016 to Jun 9, 2026.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Raleigh

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

27601

Soft

51 PPM

Nearest site
0.7 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27603

Soft

33.6 PPM

Nearest site
4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27604

Soft

55.4 PPM

Nearest site
1.4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27605

Soft

49.6 PPM

Nearest site
0.5 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27606

Soft

46.6 PPM

Nearest site
2 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27607

Soft

43.1 PPM

Nearest site
3.1 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27608

Soft

49.6 PPM

Nearest site
0.9 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27609

Soft

49 PPM

Nearest site
1.8 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27610

Soft

29.8 PPM

Nearest site
4.4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27612

Soft

41.9 PPM

Nearest site
2.4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27613

Soft

42.4 PPM

Nearest site
2.4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27614

Soft

49 PPM

Nearest site
3.7 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27615

Soft

46.6 PPM

Nearest site
1.9 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27616

Soft

55.4 PPM

Nearest site
3.4 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27617

Soft

41.9 PPM

Nearest site
1.6 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27695

Soft

46.6 PPM

Nearest site
0.7 mi
Confidence
High

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ZIP code

27697

Soft

51 PPM

Nearest site
1 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 Raleigh

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.