City water profile

Water hardness in Philippi

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Philippi, West Virginia.

Utility-reported hardness

Not yet available

Check your provider and source →

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.

Find an official utility report →

Convert a hardness result →Test your tap →

Match the name on your water bill

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.

Philippi City Of

WV3300104 · Surface water · 3,544 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: 5.5e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

4% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Jun 30, 2023

Violation history (18)

Imported violation history for Philippi City Of
Rule	Status	Period
Public Notice	Resolved	Dec 15, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Nov 16, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Sep 24, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Sep 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
CARBON, TOTALHealth-based	Resolved	Jul 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2024
CARBON, TOTALHealth-based	Resolved	Apr 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2024
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 16, 2024 to Apr 22, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 16, 2023 to Apr 22, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	Jan 14, 2023 to Apr 22, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Aug 13, 2022 to Apr 22, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Apr 1, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 28, 2023
Surface Water Treatment Rule	Resolved	Nov 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Dec 28, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2020

Central Barbour Psd

WV3300106 · Surface water · 2,050 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: 9.2e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

6% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (8)

Imported violation history for Central Barbour Psd
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2023
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
TTHM	Resolved	Sep 1, 2021 to Nov 30, 2021
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Resolved	Jun 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
TTHM	Resolved	Jun 1, 2021 to Aug 31, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	Mar 14, 2021 to Apr 15, 2021
Public Notice	Resolved	Feb 13, 2021 to Apr 15, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2007

Philippi City Of - Wellington Heights

WV3300108 · Surface water · 246 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: 8.7e-4 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

6% of the listed benchmark

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

Violation history (15)

Imported violation history for Philippi City Of - Wellington Heights
Rule	Status	Period
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to May 29, 2023
Public Notice	Resolved	May 14, 2023 to Apr 22, 2025
Public Notice	Resolved	May 14, 2023 to Apr 22, 2025
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Dec 30, 2022
Public Notice	Resolved	Nov 16, 2022 to Apr 22, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2022
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2022
TTHM	Archived	Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	Archived	Dec 1, 2021 to Feb 28, 2022
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2021
Lead and Copper Rule	Unaddressed	Dec 30, 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2020
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Oct 1, 2019

City summary

What the indexed records say

Philippi has 1 published ZIP profile across Barbour County. The regional-evidence median is 44 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: 19.2 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 0Low: 1

Observation window: Nov 4, 2020 to Nov 4, 2020.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Philippi

Open a ZIP for site-level provenance and measurements.

ZIP code

26416

Soft

43.5 PPM

Nearest site: 19.2 mi
Confidence: Low

View full ZIP evidence →

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.

Continue comparing

Other West Virginia communities

Belington

Barbour County

31 PPM median

Junior

Barbour County

154 PPM median

Cass

Pocahontas County

31 PPM median

Buckhannon

Upshur County

31 PPM median

Elkins

Randolph County

31 PPM median

Huttonsville

Randolph County

31 PPM median

Search all 179 West Virginia cities →

Questions people ask

About water in Philippi

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.