How hard is the water in Alabama?

The average water hardness across Alabama is 72 PPM (4.2 GPG), classified as slightly hard. Hardness varies by city - the hardest water is in Albertville (215 PPM) and the softest is in Uniontown (1 PPM).

What city in Alabama has the hardest water?

Albertville has the hardest water in Alabama at 215 PPM. A water softener is recommended for residents.

How many water systems are in Alabama?

Alabama has 501 active community water systems serving 528 cities.

Water Hardness in Alabama

Average: 72 PPMSlightly Hard528 cities501 water systems

Top 10 Hardest Water Cities

#	City	Hardness
1	Albertville	Hard (215 PPM)
2	Grant	Hard (215 PPM)
3	Arab	Hard (214 PPM)
4	Guntersville	Hard (214 PPM)
5	Horton	Hard (214 PPM)
6	Union Grove	Hard (214 PPM)
7	Langston	Hard (203 PPM)
8	Stevenson	Hard (199 PPM)
9	Hytop	Hard (196 PPM)
10	Bridgeport	Hard (193 PPM)

Top 10 Softest Water Cities

#	City	Hardness
1	Uniontown	Soft (1 PPM)
2	Benton	Soft (4 PPM)
3	Burkville	Soft (4 PPM)
4	Hayneville	Soft (4 PPM)
5	Letohatchee	Soft (4 PPM)
6	Midway	Soft (6 PPM)
7	Marbury	Soft (6 PPM)
8	Stewart	Soft (6 PPM)
9	Pine Apple	Soft (6 PPM)
10	Boys Ranch	Soft (6 PPM)

All Cities in Alabama

AbbevilleHard AcmarSlightly Hard AdamsvilleSoft AddisonModerately Hard AdgerSoft AlbertaSoft AlbertvilleHard AldenSoft AlexandriaSoft AlicevilleSlightly Hard AlpineSoft AndalusiaSoft AndersonSlightly Hard AnnistonSoft ArabHard ArdmoreSlightly Hard AritonSlightly Hard ArleyModerately Hard ArlingtonSoft AshfordSoft AshlandSoft AshvilleSlightly Hard AthensSlightly Hard AtmoreSoft AttallaModerately Hard AuburnSoft AutaugavilleSoft AxisSoft BaileytonHard BanksSlightly Hard BankstonSoft Bay MinetteSoft Bayou La BatreSoft Bear CreekModerately Hard BeatriceSlightly Hard BeavertonSoft BelkSoft BellamySoft BellwoodSlightly Hard BentonSoft BerryModerately Hard BessemerSoft Big CoveSlightly Hard BillingsleySoft BirminghamSoft BlackSlightly Hard BlountsvilleSoft Bluff ParkSoft BoazHard BoligeeSoft Bon SecourSoft BoykinSoft Boys RanchSoft BrantleySoft BremenHard BrentSoft BridgeportHard BrierfieldSoft BrilliantModerately Hard BrooksideSoft BrookwoodSoft BrownsboroSlightly Hard BrundidgeSlightly Hard BryantHard BuhlSoft BurkvilleSoft ButlerSlightly Hard Cahaba HeightsSoft CaleraModerately Hard CalvertSoft CamdenSoft Camp HillSoft CampbellSoft Carbon HillModerately Hard CarrolltonSlightly Hard CastleberryModerately Hard CatherineSoft CecilSoft Cedar BluffSoft Center PointSoft CentreSoft CentrevilleModerately Hard ChancellorSlightly Hard ChatomSoft ChelseaModerately Hard CherokeeHard ChickasawSoft ChunchulaSoft CitronelleSoft ClantonSoft ClaytonSlightly Hard ClevelandSoft ClioSlightly Hard CloptonHard CoalburgSoft CoatopaSoft CodenSoft Coffee SpringsSlightly Hard CoffeevilleSoft CokerSoft CollinsvilleSoft ColumbiaSoft ColumbianaModerately Hard Cook SpringsSlightly Hard Coosa PinesSoft CoosadaSoft CordovaModerately Hard CottondaleSoft CottonwoodSoft CourtlandHard CoySoft CragfordSoft Crane HillHard CreolaSoft Crestline HeightSoft CropwellSlightly Hard CrossvilleModerately Hard CubaSoft CullmanHard CussetaSoft CypressSoft DadevilleSoft DalevilleSlightly Hard DanvilleSlightly Hard DaphneSoft Dauphin IslandSoft DavistonSoft DawsonSoft DeatsvilleSoft DecaturSlightly Hard Deer ParkSlightly Hard DeltaSoft DemopolisSoft DetroitSoft DickinsonSoft DixianaSoft Dixons MillsSoft DocenaSoft DolomiteSoft DoraSoft DothanSoft Double SpringsModerately Hard DozierSoft DuncanvilleSoft DuttonHard East BrewtonSoft EastabogaSoft EcholaSoft EclecticSoft Eight MileSoft ElbaSlightly Hard ElbertaSoft EldridgeSoft ElkmontSlightly Hard ElmoreSoft ElrodSoft EmelleSoft EmpireModerately Hard EnterpriseSlightly Hard EpesSoft EqualitySoft EstillforkHard EthelsvilleSlightly Hard EufaulaSlightly Hard EutawSoft EvaSlightly Hard EvergreenModerately Hard FacklerHard FairfieldSoft FairhopeSoft FalkvilleSlightly Hard FaunsdaleSoft FayetteModerately Hard FitzpatrickSoft Five PointsSlightly Hard Flat RockHard FlomatonSoft FloralaSoft FlorenceSlightly Hard FoleySoft Forest HomeSoft ForklandSoft Fort DavisSoft Fort DepositSoft Fort Mc ClellanSoft Fort MitchellSoft Fort MorganSoft Fort PayneSoft Fort RuckerSlightly Hard FostersSoft FranklinModerately Hard FrankvilleSlightly Hard Frisco CitySlightly Hard FruitdaleSoft FruithurstSoft FultonSoft FyffeSoft GadsdenModerately Hard GainestownSoft GainesvilleSoft GallantModerately Hard GallionSoft Garden CityHard GardendaleSoft GaylesvilleSoft GenevaSlightly Hard GeorgianaSoft GeraldineSoft GilbertownSlightly Hard Glen AllenModerately Hard GlencoeModerately Hard GlenwoodSlightly Hard GoodwaterSoft GordoSlightly Hard GordonSoft GoshenSlightly Hard GradySoft GrahamSoft Grand BaySoft GrantHard Green PondModerately Hard GreensboroSoft GreenvilleSoft Grove HillSlightly Hard GroveoakSoft GuinModerately Hard Gunter AfsSoft GuntersvilleHard GurleySlightly Hard HackleburgModerately Hard HaleyvilleModerately Hard HamiltonModerately Hard HancevilleModerately Hard HardawaySoft HarpersvilleModerately Hard HartfordSlightly Hard HartselleSlightly Hard HarvestSlightly Hard HatchechubbeeSoft HaydenSoft HaynevilleSoft Hazel GreenSlightly Hard HeadlandModerately Hard HeflinSoft HelenaModerately Hard HenagarSoft HigdonSoft Highland HomeSoft HillsboroHard HodgesModerately Hard Hokes BluffModerately Hard HollinsSoft Holly PondHard HollytreeHard HollywoodHard HoltSoft HomewoodSoft HonoravilleSoft HooverSoft Hope HullSoft HortonHard HoustonModerately Hard HueytownSoft HuntsvilleSlightly Hard HurtsboroSoft HytopHard IderSoft Indian SpringsModerately Hard IrondaleSoft IrvingtonSoft JachinSoft JackSlightly Hard JacksonSlightly Hard Jacksons GapSoft JacksonvilleSoft JasperModerately Hard JemisonSoft JonesSoft JoppaHard KellytonSoft KennedySoft KeystoneModerately Hard KillenSlightly Hard KimberlySoft KinstonSlightly Hard KnoxvilleSoft Laceys SpringSlightly Hard LafayetteSlightly Hard LanettSlightly Hard LangstonHard LapineSoft LawleySoft LeedsSoft LeesburgSoft LeightonHard LeroyModerately Hard LesterSlightly Hard LetohatcheeSoft LexingtonSlightly Hard LillianSoft LincolnSoft LindenSoft LinevilleSoft LismanSlightly Hard Little RiverSoft LockhartSoft Locust ForkSoft LoganHard LouisvilleSlightly Hard Lower Peach TreeSoft LoxleySoft LuverneSoft LynnModerately Hard MagnoliaSoft MalcolmSoft MaplesvilleSoft MarburySoft MargaretSlightly Hard MarionSoft Marion JunctionSoft MathewsSoft Maxwell A F BSoft MayleneModerately Hard Mc CallaSoft Mc IntoshSoft Mc KenzieSoft MentoneSoft MeridianvilleSlightly Hard MidfieldSoft Midland CitySlightly Hard MidwaySoft MillbrookSoft MillervilleSoft MillportSlightly Hard MillrySlightly Hard MobileSoft MonroevilleModerately Hard MontevalloModerately Hard MontgomerySoft MontroseSoft MooresvilleSlightly Hard MorrisSoft MoultonHard Mount HopeHard Mount OliveSoft Mount VernonSoft Mountain BrookSoft MunfordSoft MuscadineSoft Muscle ShoalsHard MyrtlewoodSoft NauvooModerately Hard NeedhamSoft New BrocktonSlightly Hard New CastleSoft New HopeSlightly Hard New MarketSlightly Hard New SiteSoft NewbernSoft NewtonSoft NewvilleHard NorthportSoft NotasulgaSoft OakmanModerately Hard OdenvilleSlightly Hard OhatcheeSoft OneontaSoft OpelikaSoft OppSoft Orange BeachSoft OrrvilleSoft OxfordSoft OzarkSlightly Hard Paint RockHard PanolaSoft PanseySoft ParrishModerately Hard Pell CitySlightly Hard PenningtonSoft PerdidoSoft Perdue HillModerately Hard PetermanModerately Hard Phenix CitySoft Phil CampbellModerately Hard PiedmontSoft Pike RoadSoft PinckardSlightly Hard Pine AppleSoft Pine HillSoft PisgahHard PittsviewSoft PlantersvilleSoft Pleasant GroveSoft Point ClearSoft PrattvilleSoft PrichardSoft PrincetonHard QuintonModerately Hard RaglandSlightly Hard Rainbow CityModerately Hard RainsvilleSlightly Hard RalphSoft RamerSoft RanburneSoft RandolphModerately Hard RangeSoft Red BayModerately Hard Red LevelSoft ReformSlightly Hard RemlapSoft ReptonModerately Hard River FallsSoft RiversideSlightly Hard RobertsdaleSoft Rock MillsSoft RockfordSoft RogersvilleSlightly Hard RussellvilleHard RutledgeSoft SaffordSoft Saint StephensSlightly Hard SalemSoft SamsonSlightly Hard SaralandSoft SardisSoft SatsumaSoft SawyervilleSoft SealeSoft SectionHard SelmaSoft SeminoleSoft SemmesSoft SheffieldHard ShelbySlightly Hard Shoal CreekModerately Hard ShorterSoft ShortervilleHard SilasSoft SilverhillSoft SipseyModerately Hard SkippervilleSlightly Hard SlocombSlightly Hard SmithsSoft SneadModerately Hard SomervilleSlightly Hard SouthsideModerately Hard Spanish FortSoft SpringvilleSlightly Hard Spruce PineHard StantonSoft StapletonSoft SteeleSlightly Hard SterrettModerately Hard StevensonHard StewartSoft StocktonSoft SulligentSoft SumitonModerately Hard SummerdaleSoft SunflowerSoft Sweet WaterSoft SycamoreSoft SylacaugaSoft Sylvan SpringsSoft SylvaniaSoft TalladegaSoft TallasseeSoft TannerSlightly Hard TheodoreSoft ThomastonSoft ThomasvilleSoft ThorsbySoft TibbieSlightly Hard TitusSoft ToneySlightly Hard Town CreekHard TownleyModerately Hard ToxeySoft TraffordSoft TrentonHard TrianaSlightly Hard TrinityHard TroySlightly Hard TrussvilleSoft TuscaloosaSoft TuscumbiaHard TuskegeeSoft Tuskegee InstituSoft Union GroveHard Union SpringsSlightly Hard UniontownSoft UriahModerately Hard Valhermoso SprinSlightly Hard ValleySoft Valley HeadSlightly Hard VanceSoft VandiverModerately Hard VerbenaSoft VernonSoft Vestavia HillsSoft VinaHard VincentModerately Hard Vinegar BendSoft VinemontHard VredenburghModerately Hard WadleySoft WagarvilleSoft Walnut GroveModerately Hard WardSoft WarriorSoft WaterlooSlightly Hard WaverlySoft WeaverSoft WebbSoft WedoweeSoft WellingtonSoft WeogufkaSoft West BloctonModerately Hard WetumpkaSoft WhatleySoft WilmerSoft WilsonvilleModerately Hard WinfieldModerately Hard WingSoft WoodlandSoft WoodstockSoft WoodvilleHard YorkSoft