City water profile

Water hardness in Camden

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Camden, New Jersey.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: 1 PPM below
Evidence comparison rank: #2 of 3
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.

City Of Camden

NJ0408001 · Surface water · 46,585 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: 0.0014 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (4)

Imported violation history for City Of Camden
Rule	Status	Period
Lead and Copper RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Jan 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Dec 30, 2024 to Feb 19, 2025
Lead and Copper RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Jun 30, 2022

City summary

What the indexed records say

Camden has 5 published ZIP profiles across Camden County. The regional-evidence median is 78 PPM. Its comparison-eligible median is 78 PPM versus 79 PPM statewide.

Among the 3 New Jerseycities meeting the comparison standard, Camden ranks #2from highest to lowest. Across all 84 state ZIP profiles, available estimates run from 12.6to 296.5 PPM.

The 72.1–81.1 PPM range shows how much the available ZIP estimates vary within the city label.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft0 ZIPs

Moderately hard5 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

5 of 5 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 2.3 miles
Profiles with evidence: 5/5

Confidence labels

High: 5Moderate: 0Low: 0

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

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Questions people ask

About water in Camden

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.