Worcester County, MA

ZIP 01507

In ZIP 01507, 2 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Woodland Walk Apartments meets every EPA legal limit; 5 contaminants are above health goals, led by pfos at 3× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Closer to Superfund sites than 0% of U.S. neighborhoods, with no listed site within 10 miles of its center.
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Isomedix Operations Inc. (48%), mostly ethylene oxide.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 5.8 µg/m³; the WHO guideline is 5 and the EPA annual standard is 9.
• About 90,069 kg of agricultural pesticides are applied in the county each year.

Grades for ZIP 01507

• Superfund sites nearbyA
• Factories and industrial sitesB
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyC
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityD to F
• Pesticide useC
• 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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