Alabama

The 41 hardness figures we’ve verified run from 2.2 to 14 grains per gallon, with a median of 5.3; 15% are hard or very hard.

SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hard Slightly hard to very hard 2.2–14.1 gpg

How the 41 figures spread across the bands

Soft 0
Slightly hard 6
Moderately hard 29
Hard 2
Very hard 4

Hardness: 5.3 gpg medianAverage 5.9 gpg (101 ppm), from 2.2 to 14. Each published figure counts once in the average, median and spread; a figure published as a range is shown as its range and isn't averaged.
Coverage: 41 places41 listings as published
Disinfectant: 1 of 5use chloramine; 4 use chlorine

Every place we have

Sources are each city’s water quality report or its utility. Gather the listings up by place or by the water system that serves them, or see every listing as published; open a group to see what’s in it.

Only figures with a note

41 places

		On the scale	Disinfectant	Sources
Tuscaloosa No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	14 gpg240 ppm, very hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardVery hard 14 gpg	Chlorine	Disinfectant
Alabaster No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	12 gpg205 ppm, very hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardVery hard 12 gpg	–
Calera No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	12 gpg195 ppm, very hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardVery hard 12 gpg	–
Pelham No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	11 gpg188 ppm, very hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardVery hard 11 gpg	–
Montevallo No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	10 gpg170 ppm, hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardHard 10 gpg	–
Trussville No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	8.5 gpg145 ppm, hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardHard 8.5 gpg	–
Helena No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	6.9 gpg117 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 6.9 gpg	–
Oneonta No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	6.8 gpg116 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 6.8 gpg	–
Dothan No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.9 gpg100 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.9 gpg	–
Madison No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.8 gpg98 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.8 gpg	–
Bessemer No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.7 gpg97 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.7 gpg	–
Hueytown No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.7 gpg97 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.7 gpg	–
Jasper No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.6 gpg95 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.6 gpg	–
Birmingham No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	Chloramine	Disinfectant
Center Point No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Centre No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Chelsea No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Clay No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Clayton No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Fairfield No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Forestdale No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Fort Payne No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Fultondale No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Gardendale No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Homewood No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Hoover No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Moody No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Mountain Brook No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Pinson No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Pisgah No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Pleasant Grove No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Vestavia Hills No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Wetumpka No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.3 gpg90 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.3 gpg	–
Clanton No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	5.2 gpg88 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 5.2 gpg	–
Huntsville No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	4.7 gpg79 ppm, moderately hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardModerately hard 4.7 gpg	Chlorine	Disinfectant
Decatur No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	3.4 gpg57 ppm, slightly hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.4 gpg	–
Mobile No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	3.0 gpg43 ppm, slightly hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 3.0 gpg	Chlorine	Disinfectant
Montgomery No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	2.8 gpg47 ppm, slightly hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.8 gpg	Chlorine	Disinfectant
Auburn No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	2.3 gpg39 ppm, slightly hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.3 gpg	–
Lee County No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	2.3 gpg39 ppm, slightly hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.3 gpg	–
Mobile city No source linked The page it came from links no primary source for this figure.	2.2 gpg38 ppm, slightly hard	SoftSlightly hardModerately hardHardVery hardSlightly hard 2.2 gpg	–

Missing your city? Aquatell researches cities on request from the utility’s own reports, usually within a week. A note on a figure says what we found when we checked it: units that didn’t agree, another page with a different figure, a range.

What to do about it

Hard water

Above about 3.5 grains per gallon, scale builds in water heaters, fixtures and appliances. A softener sized for your hardness and household removes it for the whole house.

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Chlorine or chloramine

Standard carbon removes chlorine’s taste and smell. Chloramine lasts longer in the pipes and needs catalytic carbon to remove it.

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