Worcester County, MA

ZIP 01757

In ZIP 01757, 6 of the 12 things we check have at least one part graded D or F.

• Drinking water: Milford Water Department has 2 contaminants at or over an EPA legal limit; 10 contaminants are above health goals, led by arsenic at 171× California’s Public Health Goal.
• Nearest Superfund site: Bjat LLC, 6.8 miles away (2 within 10 miles).
• Largest share of modeled toxic air from industry: Certainteed LLC (30%), mostly chromium compounds.
• Fine particles (PM2.5) average 6.6 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 01757

• Superfund sites nearbyA to C
• Factories and industrial sitesC to D
• Oil and gas wellsA
• Parks and nature nearbyB to C
• Air qualityA
• Drinking water qualityC to F
• Pesticide useB to D
• Neighborhood health statusB to D
• Past wildfire impactsA
• Past flood impactsC
• Noise levelsA to D
• Radiation signalsF

Based on 8 census tracts · compiled October 25, 2026 · how each grade works and its sources

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