Water in Granville
The 2020 census counted 5,946 people in Granville, in Licking County. It is about 27 miles from downtown Columbus.
Drinking water in Granville comes from Village of Granville Utilities (own water treatment plant). Groundwater: three wells in a village-owned well field near Raccoon Creek next to the treatment plant; Ohio EPA rates the aquifer highly susceptible to contamination (Ohio EPA Superfund site nearby monitored 28+ yrs). No hardness figure in 2025 CCR.
Village of Granville Utilities (own water treatment plant) does not publish a hardness figure in the report we reviewed. We test hardness on site in Granville rather than borrow a number from a neighboring utility.
ZIP codes on file for Granville are 43023.
Water softener installation here
Because Granville's supplier has not published hardness, a softener quote here starts with a grains-per-gallon test. Installing from a Columbus or Del-Co number would be a guess.
Nearby places
Johnstown is 11 miles from Granville, in Licking County. Water there is City of Johnstown Service Dept. (own water treatment plant, 395 W. Jersey St.).
Blacklick is 17 miles from Granville, in Franklin County. We have not confirmed Blacklick's public supplier, so that page does not state one.
Canal Winchester is 22 miles from Granville, in Franklin County. Water there is City of Canal Winchester (own 2 MGD ion-exchange plant); explicitly NOT served by Columbus.
Sunbury is 23 miles from Granville, in Delaware County. Water there is Del-Co Water Company, Inc. (per City of Sunbury Utilities page; city bills sewer only). Published hardness: ~7-8 gpg (120-140 mg/L) Del-Co system figure.
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Questions people ask
Who supplies drinking water in Granville?
Village of Granville Utilities (own water treatment plant). Village of Granville Utilities (own water treatment plant) does not publish a hardness figure in the report we reviewed. We test hardness on site in Granville rather than borrow a number from a neighboring utility.
Is the water in Granville hard?
Granville does not have a hardness figure we are willing to cite. The supplier's report does not list one. A grains-per-gallon test at the house is the number that matters.
How is Granville different from Johnstown?
Johnstown is 11 miles from Granville, in Licking County. Water there is City of Johnstown Service Dept. (own water treatment plant, 395 W. Jersey St.).
Do I need a water softener in Granville?
Not from a borrowed number. Granville needs its own hardness test before anyone sizes a softener.