Middlesex County, MA

ZIP 01474

In ZIP 01474, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Townsend Water Department has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 11 contaminants are above health goals, led by antimony at 1.6× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 58% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Hitchiner Countergravity Cast Operations (Vco/Dco/Mct) (44%), mostly cobalt.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.7 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 34,462 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 01474

• Superfund sites nearbyC
• Factories and industrial sitesA to B
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityF
• Pesticide useB to C
• Neighborhood health statusC
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 2 census tracts · compiled September 10, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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