Water Hardness Atlas ZIP / postcode

Tap water hardness in Gangwon-do

We have published hardness data for 17 cities in Gangwon-do. The median is 47 mg/L; the hardest water is in Donghae (149 mg/L), the softest in Sokcho (9 mg/L).

6 % of these cities have hard or very hard water (over 120 mg/L).

Korean waterworks report hardness (경도) in mg/L CaCO₃; the drinking-water standard is 300 mg/L (1,000 mg/L for some sources).

Each dot is a place with published data; colour shows the hardness band.

Cities in Gangwon-do, hardest first

mg/Lmg/L
Donghae149149hard
Wonju110110moderately hard
Jeongseon107107moderately hard
Taebaek100100moderately hard
Yeongwol9292moderately hard
Cheorwon6262moderately hard
Goseong5656soft
Hongcheon5252soft
Hwacheon4747soft
Samcheok4646soft
Gangneung4242soft
Pyeongchang3636soft
Chuncheon3434soft
Inje3333soft
Yanggu2929soft
Yangyang2828soft
Sokcho99soft

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