City water profile

Water hardness in Kingstree

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

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 3
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.

Wcwsa (sc4510007)

SC4510007 · Groundwater · 7,099 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 (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: 0.0027 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

18% of the listed benchmark

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

TTHM

EPA SDWIS reported health-based violation

Reported violation

Reported level: 0.082 MG/L
Maximum contaminant level: 0.08 MG/L

102% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Wcwsa (sc4510007)
Rule	Status	Period
TTHMHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Revised Total Coliform RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2023

Kingstree Town Of (sc4510002)

SC4510002 · Groundwater · 6,009 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: 0.0029 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

19% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (8)

Imported violation history for Kingstree Town Of (sc4510002)
Rule	Status	Period
E. COLI	Resolved	Apr 2, 2024 to May 8, 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
E. COLI	Addressed	Aug 4, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2023 to Feb 21, 2025
E. COLI	Resolved	Sep 7, 2022 to Oct 25, 2022
E. COLI	Resolved	Jun 28, 2022 to Jun 29, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2021 to Oct 12, 2021

Bgwc Rock Bluff S/d (4550001)

SC4550001 · Groundwater · 45 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: 0.0013 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

9% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (2)

Imported violation history for Bgwc Rock Bluff S/d (4550001)
Rule	Status	Period
TTHM	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022

City summary

What the indexed records say

Kingstree has 1 published ZIP profile across Williamsburg County. The regional-evidence median is 33 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community. At least one estimate is marked low confidence, so observation distance and date deserve extra attention.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 19.5 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

Observation window: Jul 16, 2018 to Aug 30, 2018.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Kingstree

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ZIP code

29556

Soft

32.7 PPM

Nearest site: 19.5 mi
Confidence: Low

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

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 Kingstree

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.