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  • Water Hardness California

    The California Water Hardness data presented in this chart has all been verified by Aquatell directly from primary sources. Typically, this means we found the data on municipal water reports or we emailed or talked with municipal officials from the public utilities department.

    If the water hardness data from your city is missing from this list please contact us and let us know. We can typically track down the info and add it to our chart in about a week.

    If you're looking to reduce your water hardness level, have a look at a professional-grade water softener. Here are the water hardness values for the cities and towns in California:

    City AVG Hardness PPM / mg/L AVG Hardness Grains per Gallon Source
    Acton - Central 24 1.4 Acton Official Water Hardness Data
    Acton - North 65 3.8 Acton Official Water Hardness Data
    Acton - South 81 4.7 Acton Official Water Hardness Data
    Alameda 80.8 4.7 Alameda Water Quality Report
    Alhambra 237 13.8 Alhambra Water Quality Report
    Alvarado 216 12.6 Alvarado Water Quality Report
    Alviso 197 11.5  Alviso Water Quality Report
    Anaheim 279.5 16.4 Anaheim Water Quality Report
    Antelope Valley Northeast Los Angeles County 195 11.4 Antelope Valley Water Quality Report
    Antioch 77 4.5 Antioch Water Quality Report
    Apple Valley 93 5.4 Apple Valley Water Quality Report
    Arcadia 190 11.1 Arcadia Water Quality Report
    Armstrong Valley 110 6.4 Armstrong Valley Water Quality Report
    Ashland 26 1.5 Ashland Water Quality Report
    Azusa 120 7.0 Azusa Water Quality Report
    Bakersfield (North Garden) 70.4 4.1 North Garden Water Quality Report
    Bakersfield 109 6.4 Bakersfield Water Quality Report
    Baldwin Park 140 8.2 Baldwin Park (Valley County) Water Quality Report
    Bear Gulch 60 3.5 Bear Gulch Water Quality Report
    Bellflower 240 14 Bellflower Water Quality Report
    Berkeley 34.8 2.0 Berkeley Water Quality Report
    Brentwood 232 13.6 Brentwood Water Quality Report
    Buena Park 240 14.0 Buena Park (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Burbank 285 16.7 Burbank Water Quality Report
    Camarillo 160.4 9.4 Camarillo Water Quality Report
    Carlsbad 155.1 9.1 Carlsbad Water Quality Report
    Ceres 238 13.9 Ceres Water Quality Report
    Cerritos 180 10.5 Cerritos Water Quality Report
    Chico 122 7.1 Chico Water Quality Report
    Chino 171.7 10.04 Chino Water Quality Report
    Chino Hills 133.5 7.8 Chino Hills Water Quality Report
    Chula Vista 301 17.6 Chula Vista Water Quality Report
    Citrus Heights 78.7 4.6 Citrus Heights Water Quality Report
    City of Bakersfield 66.3 3.9 City of Bakersfield Water Quality Report
    City of Commerce 203.2 11.9 City of Commerce Water Quality Report
    Clovis 66 3.9 Clovis Water Quality Report
    Coachella  55.5 3.3 Coachella Water Quality Report
    Coast Springs 91 5.3 Coast Springs Water Quality Report
    Colton 206.7 12.1 Colton Water Quality Report
    Compton 212.5 12.4 Compton Water Quality Report
    Concord 77 4.5 Concord Water Quality Report
    Corona 242 14.2 Corona Water Quality Report
    Costa Mesa 109 6.4 Costa Mesa Water Quality Report
    Countrywood 113.5 6.6 Countrywood Water Quality Report
    Country Meadows 185 10.8 Country Meadows Water Quality Report
    Covina 185 10.8 Covina Water Quality Report
    Coyote Valley 252 14.7 Coyote Valley Water Quality Report
    Cresent City 48 2.8 Cresent City Water Quality Report
    Cypress 240 14.0 Cypress (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Daly City 60 3.5 Daly City Water Quality Report
    Davis 66 3.9 Davis Water Quality Report
    Del Rio 63 3.7 Del Rio Water Quality Report
    Desert View Highlands 86.5 5.1 Desert View Highlands Water Quality Report
    Dixon 215 12.6 Dixon Water Quality Report
    Dominguez 126 7.4 Dominguez Water Quality Report
    Downey 268.5 15.7 Downey Water Quality Report
    Edenvale 331 19.4  Edenvale Water Quality Report
    El Cajon 184.5 10.8 El Cajon Water Quality Report
    El Monte 266 15.6 El Monte Water Quality Report
    El Dorado County 15 0.88 El Dorado County Water Quality Report
    Elk Grove 81.7 4.8 Elk Grove Water Quality Report
    Encinitas 275 16.1 Encinitas Water Quality Report
    Escondido 188 11.0 Escondido Water Quality Report
    Evergreen 263 15.4 Evergreen Water Quality Report
    Folsom 24.5 1.4 Folsom Water Quality Report
    Fontana 147.6 8.6 Fontana Water Quality Report
    Foothill Estates 195 11.4 Foothill Estates Water Quality Report
    Fountain Valley 240 14.0 Fountain Valley (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Fremont (Central & South) 104 6.1 Fremont Central & South (Alameda County) Water Quality Report
    Fremont (North) 125 7.3 Fremont North (Alameda County) Water Quality Report
    Fresno 89.3 5.2 Fresno Water Quality Report
    Fullerton 333.0 19.5 Fullerton Water Hardness Data
    Garden Grove 240 14.0 Garden Grove (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Gardena 197 11.5 Gardena Water Quality Report
    Gilroy 234 13.7 Gilroy Water Quality Report
    Glendale 358.6 21.0 Glendale Water Quality Report
    Grand Oaks 205 12 Grand Oaks Water Quality Report
    Grayson 729 42.6 Grayson Water Quality Report
    Hamilton City 173 10.1 Hamilton City Water Quality Report
    Hanford 10.7 0.63 Hanford Water Quality Report
    Hawkins 111 6.5 Hawkins Water Quality Report
    Hawthorne 203.2 11.9 Hawthorne Water Quality Report
    Hayward 57 3.3 Hayward Water Quality Report
    Hemet 161 9.4 Hemet Water Quality Report
    Hermosa Beach 508 29.7 Hermosa Beach Water Quality Report
    Hermosa Redondo 203.2 11.9 Hermosa Redondo Water Quality Report
    Hesperia 75 4.4 Hesperia Water Quality Report
    Huntington Beach 240 14.0 Huntington Beach (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Huntington Park 243.8 14.3 Huntington Park Water Quality Report
    Imperial 320 18.7 Imperial Water Quality Report
    Indio 118.4 6.9 Indio Water Quality Report
    Inglewood 252 14.7 Inglewood Water Quality Report
    Irvine 231 13.5 Irvine Water Quality Report
    Isleton 20 1.17 Isleton Water Quality Report
    Jennings 409 23.9 Jennings Water Quality Report
    Jurupa Valley 163 9.5 Jurupa Valley Water Quality Report
    Kagel Canyon 112 6.6 Kagel Canyon Water Quality Report
    Kernville 113.5 6.6 Kernville Water Quality Report
    King City 205 12.0 King City Water Quality Report
    Kings Mountain 343 20.1 Kings Mountain Water Quality Report
    La Habra 264 15.4 La Habra Water Quality Report
    Laguna Niguel 270 15.8 Laguna Niguel Water Quality Report
    Lake Hughes 287 16.8 Lake Hughes Water Quality Report
    Lakeland 73 4.3 Lakeland Water Quality Report
    Lakeport 92 5.4 Lakeport Water Quality Report
    Lakewood 151.7 8.9 Lakewood Water Quality Report
    Lancaster 80.5 4.7 Lancaster Water Quality Report
    La Palma 240 14.0 La Palma (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Las Lomas 259 15.2 Las Lomas Water Quality Report
    Leona Valley 157 9.2 Leona Valley Water Quality Report
    Littlerock 135 7.9 Littlerock Water Quality Report
    Livermore 236.3 13.8 Livermore Water Quality Report
    Lodi 125.1 7.3 Lodi Water Quality Report
    Long Beach 175 10.2 Long Beach Water Quality Report
    Los Alamitos 240 14.0 Los Alamitos (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Los Angeles  177.7 10.4 Los Angeles Water Quality Report
    Los Angeles - East 203.2 11.9 East Los Angeles Water Quality Report
    Los Altos Suburban 210 12.3 Los Altos Suburban Water Quality Report
    Lower Bodfish 265 15.5 Lower Bodfish Water Quality Report
    Lucerne 130 7.6 Lucerne Water Quality Report
    Lynwood 270 15.8 Lynwood Water Quality Report
    Madera 8.0 0.47 Madera Water Quality Report
    Manteca 100.5 5.9 Manteca Water Quality Report
    Marina Del Rey 34 2.0 Marina Del Rey Water Quality Report
    Marysville 247 14.4 Marysville Water Quality Report
    Mecca  130 7.6 Mecca Water Quality Report
    Menifee 158.3 9.3 Menifee Water Quality Report
    Mendocino 140 8.2 Mendocino Water Quality Report
    Merced 115.4 6.8 Merced Water Quality Report
    Midway City 240 14.0 Midway City (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Milpitas 83.8 4.9 Milpitas Water Quality Report
    Miramar 229 13.4 Miramar Water Quality Report
    Mission Viejo 242 14.2 Mission Viejo Water Quality Report
    Modesto 185 10.8 Modesto Water Quality Report
    Monterey Park 220 12.9 Monterey Park Water Quality Report
    Moreno Valley 158.3 9.3 Moreno Valley Water Quality Report
    Mountain Shadows 113.5 6.6 Mountain Shadows Water Quality Report
    Mountain View 84 4.9 Mountain View Water Quality Report
    Mullen 180 10.5 Mullen Water Quality Report
    Murrieta 241.1 14.1 Murrieta Water Quality Report
    Napa 114 6.7 Napa Water Quality Report
    Newark  80.8 4.7 Newark Water Quality Report
    Newport Beach 225 13.2 Newport Beach Water Quality Report
    Noel Heights 57 3.3 Noel Heights Water Quality Report
    North Canyon Lake 158.3 9.3 North Canyon Lake Water Quality Report
    Norwalk 240.9 14 Norwalk Water Quality Report
    Novato 102.5 6.0 Novato (North Marin Water District) Water Quality Report
    Oak Hills 250 14.6 Oak Hills Water Quality Report
    Oakland 34.7 2 Oakland California Water Quality Report
    Ontario 197.3 11.5 Ontario Water Quality Report
    Onyx 170 9.9 Onyx Water Quality Report
    Orange 290.7 17 Orange Water Quality Report
    Oroville 93 5.4 Oroville Water Quality Report
    Otay 230 13.5 Otay Water Quality Report
    Oxnard 356.8 20.9 Oxnard Water Quality Report
    Palmdale 109.4 6.4 Palmdale Water Quality Report
    Palo Alto 60 3.5 Palo Alto Water Quality Report
    Palos Verdes 203.2 11.9 Palos Verdes Water Quality Report
    Paramount 224 13.1 Paramount Water Quality Report
    Pasadena 196 11.5 Pasadena Water Quality Report
    Perris 158.3 9.3 Perris Water Quality Report
    Petaluma 176 10.3 Petaluma Water Quality Report
    Pico Rivera 174.4 10.2 Pico Rivera Water Quality Report
    Pittsburg 76 4.4 Pittsburg Water Quality Report
    Pleasanton 197.2 11.6 Pleasanton Water Quality Report
    Ponderosa Pines 113.5 6.6 Ponderosa Pines Water Quality Report
    Poway 117 6.8 Poway Water Quality Report
    Rancho Cucamonga 137.1 8 Rancho Cucamonga Water Quality Report
    Rancho del Paradiso 170 9.9 Rancho del Paradiso Water Quality Report
    Rancho Santa Margarita 160 9.4 Rancho Santa Margarita Water Quality Report
    Redding 68 4.0 Redding Water Quality Report
    Redlands 124 7.3 Redlands Water Quality Report
    Redondo Beach 508 29.7 Redondo Beach Water Quality Report
    Rialto 160 9.4 Rialto Water Quality Report
    Richmond 46.5 2.7 Richmond Water Quality Report
    Riverside 194 11.0 Riverside Water Quality Report
    Roseville 52.3 3.1 Roseville Water Quality Report
    Sacramento 77.2 4.5 Sacramento Water Quality Report
    Salida 95 5.6 Salida Water Quality Report
    Salinas 254 14.9 Salinas Water Quality Report
    Salinas Hills 325 19.0 Salinas Hills Water Quality Report
    Sanoma 91.4 5.3 Sanoma Water Quality Report
    San Bernardino 242.7 14.2 San Bernardino Water Quality Report
    San Carlos 60 3.5 San Carlos Water Quality Report
    San Clemente 295 17.3 San Clemente Water Quality Report
    San Diego 207.5 12.1 San Diego Water Quality Report
    San Francisco 60 3.5 San Francisco Water Quality Report
    San Francisco - South 214.5 12.55 South San Francisco Water Quality Report
    San Jacinto 124.8 7.3 San Jacinto Water Quality Report
    San Jose 198.3 11.6 San Jose Water Quality Report
    San Luis Obispo 259 15.2 San Luis Obispo Water Quality Report
    San Marcos 202.5 11.9 San Marcos Water Quality Report
    San Mateo 60 3.5 San Mateo Water Quality Report
    San Ramon 197.5 11.6 San Ramon Water Quality Report
    Santa Ana 242 14.2 Santa Ana Water Quality Report
    Santa Barbara 346.7 20.3 Santa Barbara Water Quality Report
    Santa Clara 138 8.1 Santa Clara Water Quality Report
    Santa Clarita 276 16.1 Santa Clarita Water Quality Report
    Santa Cruz 226 13.2 Santa Cruz Water Quality Report
    Santa Maria 388 22.7 Santa Maria Water Quality Report
    Santa Monica 307.5 18.0 Santa Monica Water Quality Report
    Santa Rosa 124.4 7.3 Santa Rosa Water Quality Report
    Seal Beach 240 14.0 Seal Beach (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Selma 51 3 Selma Water Quality Report
    Simi Valley 168.7 9.9 Simi Valley Water Quality Report
    South Gate 238.2 13.9 South Gate Water Quality Report
    South Lake 243 14.2 South Lake Water Quality Report
    South San Francisco 214.5 12.5 South San Francisco Water Quality Report
    Split Mountain 130 7.6 Split Mountain Water Quality Report
    Stanton 240 14.0 Stanton (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Stockton 88.7 5.19 Stockton Water Quality Report
    Sun Village 46 2.7 Sun Village Water Quality Report
    Sunnyvale 152.7 8.9 Sunnyvale Water Quality Report
    Sunset Beach 240 14.0 Sunset Beach (West Orange County) Water Quality Report
    Temecula 196 11.5 Temecula (Rancho Water District) Water Quality Report
    Tesoro Viejo 34.5 2.0 Tesoro Viejo Water Quality Report
    Thousand Oaks 155.5 9.0 Thousand Oaks Water Quality Report
    Torrance 203.2 11.8  Torrance (Metropolitan Water District) Water Quality Report
    Tracy 264 15.4 Tracy Water Quality Report
    Travis 149 8.7 Travis Water Quality Report
    Tulare 21.8 1.27 Tulare Water Quality Report
    Tulco 87 5.1 Tuclo Water Quality Report
    Turlock - North 127 7.4 North Turlock Water Quality Report
    Turlock - South 84 4.9 South Turlock Water Quality Report
    Tustin 329.7 19.3 Tustin Water Quality Report
    Union City 80.7 4.7 Union City (Alameda County) Water Quality Report
    Upland 163.4 9.6 Upland Water Quality Report
    Upper Bodfish 117 6.8 Upper Bodfish Water Quality Report
    Vacaville 172 10.1 Vacaville Water Quality Report
    Val Verde 276 16.1 Val Verde (Santa Clarita Valley) Water Quality Report
    Valenica 276 16.1 Valenica (Santa Clarita Valley) Water Quality Report
    Vallejo 175.5 10.3 Vallejo Water Quality Report
    Ventura 448.3 26.2 Ventura Water Quality Report
    Victorville 34 2.0 Victorville Water Quality Report
    Visalia 73 4.3 Visalia Water Quality Report
    Walnut Creek 34.8 2.0 Walnut Creek Water Quality Report
    Watsonville 226.5 13.3 Watsonville Water Quality Report
    Westlake 155.5 9.1 Westlake Water Quality Report
    Westminster 240 14.0 Westminister Water Quality Report
    Whittier 256.6 15.0 Whittier Water Quality Report
    Wildomar 158.3 9.3 Wildomar Water Quality Report
    Willows 175 10.2 Willows Water Quality Report
    Wofford Heights 113.5 6.6 Wofford Heights Water Quality Report
    Woodland 67.7 4.0 Woodland Water Quality Report
    Yorba Linda 270 15.8 Yorba Linda Water Quality Report
    Yuba City 56 3.3 Yuba City Water Quality Report